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CACHE  COUNTY 

THE  EDEN  OF  UTAH 


AN  INLAND  EMPIRE,  ABOUNDING  IN 
NATURAL  WEALTH  AND  UNUSUAL 
OPPORTUNITIES.  ONE  OF  THE  WEST’S 
MOST  FERTILE  SPOTS.  A LAND 
OFFERING  INDUCEMENTS  TO  BOTH 
FARMER  AND  MANUFACTURER. 


IV.  OF  ILLINOIS  LIBRARY 

JAN  2 7 1M6 


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J . F . PERRY 
FOR 


THE  LOGAN  REPUBLICAN 


LOGAN,  UTAH. 


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CACHE  COUNTY 


CACHE  County,  the  northermost  county  of 
the  state,  is  one  of  Utah’s  most  picturesque 
and  productive  sections.  Surrounded  com- 
pletely by  the  great  walls  of  the  Wasatch  moun- 
tains, it  is  a veritable  Eden,  glorious  in  a wealth 
of  scenic  splendor  and  abundantly  yielding  fields. 
Away  from  the  main  line  of  continental  travel 
its  advantages  have  mot  become  known  to  the 
world  until  recent  years,  when  its  fame  carried 
it  across  the  border  of  state  line,  and  beckoned 
the  toiler  in  far  less  promising  and  productive 
fields  to  cast  his  lot  in  a valley  where  health, 
wealth  and  beauty  abounds- 

It  was  settled  in  1856  by  pioneers  who  came 
from  Salt  Lake  Valley,  the  first  location  being 
made  on  the  present  site  of  Wellsville,  a city 
lying  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  valley.  The 
county  and  valley  get  their  name  from  the  fact 
that  there  were  cached  the  supplies  and  imple- 
ments of  explorers  such  as  Fremont  and  others 
who  traversed  this  section  before  the  advent  of 
the  pioneer  settler.  The  first  organization  of  a 
political  nature  was  the  city  of  Wellsville  in  1862. 
there  being  in  the  valley  at  that  time  150  famil- 
ies. 

Cache  county  has  a climate  that  is  unsur- 
passed by  any  place  in  the  world  where  the  four 
seasons  prevail.  We  know  no  fierce  winds  nor 
oppressive  heat,  neither  intolerable  cold  nor  con- 
tinually cloudy  sky.  It  has  an  area  of  1,181 
square  miles,  aggregating  an  acreage  of  755,840. 
Much  of  this  area  is  mountainous,  the  valley  it- 
self being  about  ten  miles  in  width  by  forty  miles 
in  length.  It  is  perhaps  the  best  watered  section 
in  Utah,  a score  or  more  of  mountain  streams 
pouring  forth  the  crystal  fluid  over  the  fertile 
valley.  In  picturesque  Logan  canyon,  His  Ex- 
cellency, Governor  William  Spry,  has  his  summer 
home,  and  along  these  mountain  streams  Utahns 
from  all  parts  of  the  state  rusticate  during  the 
summer  months.  Fishing  is  unexcelled  in  these 


pure  mountain  streams.  Corporations  have 
spent  fortunes  harnessing  the  power  in  these 
streams,  and  the  Utah  Light  and  Traction  com- 
pany’s plant  at  the  entrance  to  Logan  canyon  is 
but  one  of  the  evidences  of  Cache  county's  pos- 
sibilities in  this  regard. 

What  Cache  glories  in  more  than  all  else 
in  the- world  is  the  stability  and  sterling  worth 
of  its  citizenship,  the  manhood  and  character  of 
its  sons.  Its  sons  are  impetuous,  like  its  rush- 
ing rivers,  warm-hearted  like  its  sunny  slopes, 
enterprising,  practical  and  strong.  They  are 
self  made  and  have  always  imposed  confidence 
in  their  fellow  men,  and  in  the  material  exist- 
ence of  things.  From  the  depths  of  poverty, 
through  the  application  of  hand  and  brain,  they 
have  developed  the  resources  of  a once  desolate 
and  dependent  county  to  its  present  envious 
position — an  independent  empire. 

In  the  so-called  old  days,  when  the  skeptics 
were  saying  that  wheat  could  not  be  raised  with- 
out irrigation,  Cache  county’s  sons  said:  “There 
is  a great  deal  of  human  nature  about  wheat. 
It  will  work  only  when  necessary.  Put  it  on 
irrigated  land  and  bring  the  good  things  of  life 
to  it  on  a platter,  as  it  were,  and  it  will  take 
them  as  a matter  of  fact  and  develope  a weak- 


ened  constitution-  Plant  it  on  soil  that  has  been 
plowed  and  broken  to  a great  depth  and  leave 
it  to  find  its  own  water  and  it  will  become  self- 
reliant  and  industrious  and  hardy.  It  adapts  its 
parts  to  the  needs  of  self-preservation,  and  bur- 
rows and  builds  and  conserves.”  Now  behold 
the  waving  fields  of  golden  grain,  in  the  season 
thereof,  on  thousands  of  hitherto  barren  acres. 

Cache  County  produces  nearly  one  million 
bushels  of  wheat  annually,  a quarter  of  a million 
bushels  of  oats,  120,000  tons  of  hay,  and  large 
quantities  of  all  the  staple  agricultural  products. 
Some  of  the  most  pro- 
ductive dry  farms  in 
the  state  are  in  Cache 
and  the  flour  from  the 
hard  grains  grown 
here  has  become  wide- 
ly known  and  is  in 
much  demand  on  the 
western  and  eastern 
markets.  There  are  a 
dozen  or  more  flour 
mills  located  in  vari- 
ous towns  of  the  coun- 
ty that  have  a total 
capacity  of  1,300  bar- 
rels per  day. 

The  fertility  of 
the  soil,  the  keen  fore- 
sight and  genius  of 
that  great  Captain  of 
Industry,  the  1 a t o 
David  Eccles,  and  the 
work  of  an  army  of 
good  farmers  in  dem- 
onstrating the  adapti- 
bility  of  the  soil  has 
been  the  means  of  es- 
tablishing two  sugar 
factories  here,  one  at 
Logan  and  the  other 
at  Lewiston,  a distinc- 
tion which  places 
Cache  in  a class  by 
itself. 

Likewise  is  Cache 
county’s  milk  industry 
the  work  of  a few 
good  men.  A few  years 
ago  some  Cache  coun- 
ty statistics  on  dairy  products  fell  into  the  hands 
of  some  wealthy  easterners.  The  figures  were 
so  satisfactory  that  these  easterners  came  to 
Cache  and  personally  investigated  conditions, 
with  the  result  that  eastern  money  was  placed 
with  local  capital  and  a condensed  milk  factory 
was  soon  established,  and  sub-stations  have 
found  their  way  throughout  the  entire  county, 
and  into  the  state  of  Idaho.  This  industry  alone 
places  over  one  million  dollars  into  the  hands  of 
the  people  annually,  and  is  another  branch  of 


manufacturing  in  which  Cache  is  in  a class  by 
itself.  The  late  M.  W.  Merrill,  Lorenzo  Hansen, 
J.  W.  Hendricks,  the  Pond  brothers,  the  late 
Newell  Bullen,  Andrew  Hyer,  and  their  associ- 
ates, sturdy  examples  of  thrift  and  industry  up- 
on whose  shoulders  the  development  of  this  in- 
dustry rested,  “builded  better  than  they  knew  ” 
There  is  the  Borden  Condensed  Milk  Com- 
pany established  at  Logan,  with  a branch  at 
Wellsville,  and  the  Utah  Condensed  Milk  Com- 
pany established  at  Richmond,  with  branches 
located  at  Smithfield  and  Hyrum.  These  factor- 
ies do  a total  business 
of  over  $1,100,000.00 
annually.  The  Sego 
and  Borden  brands  of 
milk  from  these  fac- 
tories are  known  and 
in  great  demand 
throughout  the  United 
States  as  well  as  in 
foreign  lands. 

The  fruit  indus- 
try, bright  with  pro- 
mise, is  in  its  infancy. 
Commercial  orchards 
are  just  beginning  to 
bear,  and  last  year 
more  than  one  hund- 
red cars  of  fruit  were 
exported.  Thousands 
of  dollars  will  come 
from  hiding  to  build 
canning  factories  as 
the  fruit  industry 
grows  when  some  of 
the  larger  farms  are 
cut  up  and  the  fruit 
industry  and  truck 
gardening  comes  into 
their  own. 

All  the  hardy 
fruits,  such  as  apples, 
pears,  peaches,  prun- 
es, etc.,  flourish  here. 
There  is  no  better  sec- 
tion in  the  country 
for  the  growing  of 
apples  than  in  Cache. 
The  soil  is  of  a sandy 
loam,  naturally  vary- 
ing in  different  sections,  very  deep  and  well 
drained,  very  fertile,  retentive  of  moisture  and 
with  an  abundance  of  plant  food.  The  climate 
is  all  that  can  be  desired  for  the  production  of 
a high  quality  and  beautiful  color.  The  abund- 
ance of  sunshine  and  cool  nights  color  up  the 
fruit  to  a high  state  of  excellence.  The  fruit  is 
rarely  injured  by  the  frosts,  as  the  trees  seldom 
bloom  till  the  warm  days  of  May.  Some  orch- 
ards net  from  4 to  600  bushels  of  apples  per  acre- 
Cache  county  is  the  home  of  the  Jonathan  apple. 


The  farmers  have  over  a million  dollars  in- 
vested in  good  horses.  The  common  breeds  are 
the  Percheron,  Shire,  Belgian,  and  Clydesdale. 
Some  of  the  best  stallions  to  be  found  anywhere 
are  owned  here,  and  many  of  the  farmers  have 
pure  bred  animals.  The  grades  are  of  a high 
standard,  and  a large  number  of  pure  bred  sheep 
and  hogs.  This  industry  is  growing.  The  prin- 
cipal breed  of  hogs  are  the  Duroc-Jersey  and 
Berkshire.  A market  has  been  established  and 
people  from  other  states  and  counties  come  here 
to  purchase  pure-bred  hogs.  Considerable  wool 
and  mutton  are  shipped  every  year,  and  the  near- 
by mountains  and  hills  furnish  some  excellenc 
ranges. 

Over  178,000  pounds  of  honey  were  taken 
from  the  hives  last  year.  There  are  three  or 
more  apiaries  located  here  besides  many  individ- 
uals in  the  bee  business  on  a small  scale.  Owing 
to  so  much  rich  vegetation  and  sunshine,  Cache 
is  an  ideal  place  for  bees.  This  industry  is  grow- 
ing very  rapidly  and  honey  from  Cache  is  a del- 
icacy. 

Owing  to  the  climatic  conditions  there  is  no 
better  place  in  the  world  for  the  raising  of  poul- 
try. Many  diseases  that  are  a serious  menace  in 
the  more  humid  sections  are  little  known  here 
and  the  average  egg  production  is  at  least  one 
and  one-half  dozen  more  per  hen  than  in  some 
of  the  large  poultry  producing  sections  of  the 


east,  due  almost  entirely  to  this  fact.  We  have 
at  present  in  the  county  hundreds  of  birds  of 
quality  and  nearly  every  known  variety  The 
census  of  the  county  last  year  shows  the  poultry 
to  number  77,262  birds  valued  at  $30,617.00. 

There  are  nine  banks,  with  a total  resource 
of  $3,160,000.00.  These  banks  are  conservative 
and  are  on  a very  substantial  footing.  They  are 
doing  much  to  assist  in  the  development  of 
Cache  county. 

We  have  an  abundance  of  mineral  in  the 
mountains  awaiting  development.  Already  a 
mine,  which  has  shown  a high  per  cent  of  zinc 
of  the  very  best  grade  and  an  unlimited  supply 
of  ore,  has  been  located  in  the  Blacksmith  Fork 
canyon. 

Our  population  is  approximately  30,000. 
There  are  six  incorporated  cities,  seven  incor- 
porated towns,  and  eleven  towns  that  are  not 
incorporated.  Logan  has  the  commission  form 
of  government.  The  towns  neighbor  with  each 
other  in  peaceful  industry,  and  almost  every  foot 
of  land  between  them  is  the  farm  of  some  thrifty 
husbandman. 

Owing  to  the  excellent  hotel  accommoda- 
tions, well  equipped  garages,  good  roads,  scenery, 
camping  places,  etc.,  we  have  the  best  route  out 
of  the  state  to  the  National  Park  over  the  State 
Highway  by  way  of  Cache,  Logan  canyon  and 
Bear  Lake,  or  by  way  of  Cache  ai  d Preston, 
I d a h o.  Frequent 
stops  may  be  made 
so  the  drives  are 
not  long  and  tedi- 
ous- 

The  Assessed 
valuation  of  Cache 
i s $11,000,000.00, 
which  is  about  one- 
third  of  the  actual 
Cache  valuation, 
and  the  bonded  in- 
debtedness, 4 per 
cent,  is  $23,000.00. 

Here  there  is 
room  for  a Belguim 
bright  with  oppor- 
tunity, laden  with 
manifold  assuranc- 
es of  success.  Here- 
there  is  a quarter  of 
a million  acres  of 
the  most  fertile 
land  in  the  world, 
and  of  this  amount 
over  one-half  is  ir- 
rigated, there  be- 
ing approximately 
120,000  acres  wat- 
ered by  148  miles  of 
canals,  that  cost 
$750,000  to  build, 


and  require  $30,000  annually  for  their  upkeep. 

While  its  fields  teem  with  the  products  of 
the  soil,  and  the  machinery  of  its  mills  and 
factories  hum  to  the  tune  of  industry,  transporta- 
tion is  in  a high  state  of  development.  The  Ore- 
gon Short  Line,  a well  equipped  branch  of  the 
famous  Harriman  Lines,  has  operated  through- 
out the  valley  for  years.  It  has  extended  its 
lines  from  time  to  time,  built  spurs,  and  cut-offs, 
and  in  every  way  consistently  answered  the  call 
of  the  people,  and  the  demands  of  the  resources 
of  the  valley.  It  makes  connections  with  trains 
for  all  parts  of  the  country,  and  throughout  the 
famous  Cache  Valley  the  letters  0.  S.  L.  are 
synonyms  for  courteous  treatment,  fair  play,  and 
“Safety  First.”  During  the  past  two  years  the 
Ogden,  Logan  and  Idaho  Railway  Company  have 
built  an  Inter-Urban  road  throughout  the  valley, 
and  it  is  now  in  operation,  giving  a two-hour 
service  to  and  from  Logan  daily. 

Cache  county  cities  and  towns  are  up-to-date. 


They  have  all  the  improvements  and  con- 
veniences known  to  modern  living,  and  are 
inhabited  by  a tolerent  and  ambitious  peo- 
ple who  are  boosting  for  the  city,  county 
and  state  in  which  they  live. 

Cache  County  is  the  home  of  the  New 
Jersey  Academy,  the  Brigham  Young  Col- 
lege, and  the  famous  Utah  Agricultural 
College,  the  hope  of  the  boys  and  girls,  the 
coming  citizens  of  the  state,  and  the  pride 
of  the  commonwealth.  Cache  invites  the 
homeseeker  to  live  in  this  Modern  Athens, 
to  enjoy  its  matchless  climate,  high  state 
of  development,  and  assist  in  further  devel- 
oping its  many  resources.  Educate  your 
children  in  its  public  schools  and  colleges, 
turn  your  cattle  on  its  thousand  hills,  take 
advantage  of  its  bargains  in  real  estate, 
and  from  the  products  of  the  soil  and  re- 
turns from  mills  and  factories,  become  in- 
dependent as  its  citizens  and  farmers  have 
become. 

WE  NEED 

More  people  to  dig  from  the  soil  its 
wealth. 

A better  understanding  with  the  rest 
of  the  people  of  the  state,  so  that  we  shah 
not  be  compelled  to  seek  a market  for  our 
produce  outside  of  Utah. 

We  want  canneries,  especially  for 
peas.  There  is  an  excellent  opportunity 
here  for  such  an  industry.  This  is  one  of 
the  best  pea  growing  districts  in  the  west. 

THINGS  TO  REMEMBER 

When  you  get  a Cache  county  apple,  it 
is  one  that  will  keep  from  three  to  seven 
weeks  longer  than  one  raised  anywhere  else 
in  the  state. 

When  you  buy  Cache-made  condensed 
milk  or  dairy  products,  you  get  the  purest 
and  cleanest  product  of  its  kind  that  is 
manufactured  in  the  west. 


Cache  county  flour  cannot  be  surpassed  by 
any  in  the  world,  since  we  have  all  kinds  of 
wheat  grown  in  the  country. 

Cache  county  celery  is  a delicacy  highly 
prized  wherever  known. 

If  you  are  seeking  a fine  draft  horse  or 
dairy  cow,  Cache  county  can  provide  the  best. 

Our  never  failing  supply  of  water  from  the 
mountains  is  the  admiration  of  every  stranger 
who  visits  us. 

When  summer  heat  and  haste  have  worn 
your  nerves  to  a frazzle,  Cache  county  can  give 
you  a bracer  quicker  than  any  place  in  th-: 
west. 


Assessed  Valuation 


Of  Cache  County  by  Districts 


Inside  Corporate  Limits. 

Township. 

Avon  $ 

$112,751 

Benson  

107,988 

Clarkston  

77,837 

233,878 

College  

208,824 

Cornish  

91,809 

Coveville  

64,912 

Hyrum  

269,826 

181,038 

Hyde  Park  

78,866 

100,886 

Lewiston  

760,648 

Logan  

2,473,675 

66,691 

Mendon  

122,860 

74,716 

Millville  

66,034 

120,711 

Mountain  Home  

49,584 

Mount  Sterling  

81,420 

Newton  

85,311 

153,331 

North  Logan  

117,940 

Paradise  

78,638 

146,139 

Peterboro  

219,912 

Providence  

184,328 

432,581 

Richmond  

309,865 

136,760 

Riverside  

120,900 

Smithfield  

354,074 

219,272 

Stevenson  

114,232 

Trenton  

183,572 

Wellsville  

183,662 

206,594 

Wheeler  

114,521 

Certificate  of  State  Land 

44,900 

$ 

5,045,  624 

$3,  705,  862 

A FEW  CACHE  COUNTY  BLUE  RIBBON  WINNERS. 


Climate  and  Physical 
Features 

Cache  has  a climate  that  is  unsurpassed  by  any 
place  in  the  world  where  the  four  seasons  prevatl:  We 
know  no  fierce  winds  nor  oppressive  heat,  neither  in- 
tolerable cold  nor  continually  cloudy  sky.  Here  are  a 
few  of  the  weather  facts: 

Logan — Mean  temperature  (degrees  Fahr.),  Janu- 
ary, 24.1;  February,  26.2;  March,  36.2;  April,  47.9;  May, 
54.3;\June,  62.7;  July,  71.4;  August,  70.6;  September, 
61.4;  October,  47.7;  November,  38.7;  December,  25.9. 
Average,  46.9.  The  average  precipitation  in  the  county 
is  15.48. 

Average  number  of  stormy  days:  January,  6;  Feb- 
ruary, 6;  March,  9;  April,  6;  May,  8;  June,  4;  July,  3; 
August,  4;  September,  3;  October,  4;  November,  4;  De- 
cember, 5.  Annual,  62.  This  varies  a little  from  year 
to  year,  but  the  figures  give  a fair  average  so  that  one 
may  readily  see  that  Cache  is  hard  to  beat  for  sun- 
shine. This  fact  also  accounts  for  the  other  that  Cache 
is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  spots  in  the  Rockies,  for 
with  abundant  water  and  sunshine  nature  cannot  help 
but  adorn  herself. 

Publications 

There  are  two  weekly  and  two  tri-weekly  news- 
papers. They  are  liberal  in  their  policies  and  do 
much  good  to  advertise  and  build  up  the  county. 

Associations 

A county  fair  association  has  been  organized  and 
a successful  fair  is  held  annually.  It  is  doing  much 
good  to  increase  and  raise  the  standard  of  production 
in  all  lines  of  industry. 

Local  building  associations  have  been  organized 
and  are  doing  much  good  by  making  it  possible  for  the 
average  wage-earner  to  secure  a home  and  acquire  the 
habit  of  saving. 


The  Commercial  Clubs 
of  Cache  County 

Commercial-Boosters  Club,  Logan,  Utah. 
Commercial  Club.  Hyrum,  Utah. 

Commercial  Club,  Smithfield,  Utah. 

Industrial  Club,  Richmond,  Utah. 

Commercial  Club,  Lewiston,  Utah. 

Commercial  Club,  Wellsville,  Utah. 

Manufacturers 

We  have  over  three  million  dollars  tied  up  in 
manufacturing  enterprises  and  yet  manufacturing  is  in 
its  infancy. 


A FEW  FACTS  ABOUT  UTAH 


Area  in  acres,  54,393,600. 

Area  in  square  miles,  84,990. 

Extreme  length  in  miles,  345. 

Extreme  breadth  in  miles,  285. 

Population,  census  1910,  373,351. 

Acres  in  coal  and  salt,  12,000,000. 

Eighth  largest  state  in  the  Union. 

Value  livestock,  1913,  36,071,000.00. 

Admitted  to  Union  January  4th,  1896. 

State  ranks  according  to  population,  43. 

Expended  for  schools,  1912,  $3,994,667.99. 

Value  farm  products,  1912,  $25,281,822.00. 

Value  of  ore  treated,  1912,  $42,912,594.00. 

Value  school  property,  1912,  $6,417,862.78. 

The  State  of  Utah  ranks  third  in  education. 

Expert  estimated  contents  of  iron  fields,  400,000,- 
000  tons. 

Expert  estimated  contents  of  coal  fields,  196,000,- 
000,000  tons. 

Irrigated  area  of  state  at  present,  a trifle  over 
1,000,000  acres. 

Approximate  annual  value  of  Horticultural  indus- 
try, $2,500,000.00. 

In  the  production  of  sugar  beets  Utah  soils  excel 
all  other  sugar  producing  states. 


Average  yield  of  wheat  per  acre  is  23  bushels  as 
compared  with  an  average  yield  of  13.8  bushels 
throughout  the  United  States. 

Utah  has  an  average  death  rate  of  10.8  per  thou- 
sand, while  the  average  death  rate  of  the  whole  coun- 
try is  more  than  15  per  thousand. 

By  an  increase  of  945,000  bushels  the  income  from 
Utah’s  wheat  crop  of  1915  was  swelled  to  a point 
$812,700  in  excess  of  that  of  1914. 

4,700,000  bushels  of  Utah  oats  this  year,  at  45 
cents  per  bushel,  was  worth  $2,115,000. 

The  output  of  barley  was  for  this  year  1,440,000 
bushels  which  sold  at  52  cents  per  bushel. 

The  Utah  rye  crop  for  this  year  amounted  in  value 
to  $131,300. 

The  state  raised  2,500,000  bushels  of  potatoes  this 
year  which  sold  for  $1 ,575,000. 

At  the  present  rate  of  production  of  coal  Utah  has 
enough  to  last  her  over  six  hundred  years. 

Utah  was  the  birth  place  of  irrigation  and  the  first 
place  to  raise  alfalfa  which  is  probably  the  greatest 
crop  raised  on  the  farm.  This  state  furnishes  one- 
fourth  of  the  entire  alfalfa  crop  of  the  United  States. 


A FEW  FACTS  ABOUT  CACHE  COUNTY 


Population  30,000. 

Area  in  square  miles,  1,205. 

Area  in  acres,  771.200. 

It  is  nearly  as  large  as  the  state  of  Rhode 
Island. 

It  has  an  average  elevation  of  4,600  feet 
above  sea  level. 

It  is  no  doubt  the  best  watered  section  of 
Utah,  streams  pouring  their  never-failing  wa- 
ters in  cooling  benificence  over  the  lands  in 
every  direction. 

Cache  county  has  one  of  the  best  school 
systems  in  the  country. 

Cache  County  is  one  of  the  principal  beet 
sugar  sections  of  the  west. 

There  are  six  incorporated  cities,  seven  in- 
corporated towns  and  eleven  towns  that  are 
not  incorporated. 

People  come  for  miles  to  purchase  pure 
bred  Cache  County  cattle. 

Cache  County  has  over  a million  dollars 
worth  of  horses,  the  common  breeds  are  Per- 
cheron,  Shire,  Belgian  and  Clydesdale. 

Cache  County  produces  over  a million 
bushels  of  wheat  annually. 

Cache  County  has  over  a quarter  of  a mil- 
lion acres  of  the  most  fertile  land  in  the  world. 

It  has  148  miles  of  irrigation  canals  that 
cost  $750,000  and  $30,000  annually  to  main- 
tain. 


Two  crops  of  alfalfa  are  raised  every  sea- 
son. 

All  the  hardy  fruits,  such  as  apples,  pears, 
peaches,  prunes,  etc.,  flourish  in  Cache  County. 

Some  orchards  net  from  four  to  six  hund- 
red bushels  of  apples  per  acre. 

Cache  County  has  a quarter  of  a million 
dollars  worth  of  fine  dairy  cattle,  the  predom- 
inating breeds  are  Holstein,  Jersey  and  Gurn- 
sey.  Cache  County  is  a very  important  dairy- 
ing center. 

The  Borden  Condensed  Milk  Company  has 
a plant  located  at  Logan,  with  a branch  at 
Wellsville.  The  Utah  Condensed  Milk  Com- 
pany is  located  at  Richmond  with  branches 
at  Smithfield  and  Hyrum.  These  factories  do 
a total  business  of  over  a million  and  a half 
annually. 

Cache  County  has  four  knitting  factories 
that  do  an  annual  business  of  $350,000.  Knit 
goods  from  Cache  County  are  sold  all  over  the 
west. 

There  are  three  candy  factories  located 
here.  The  products  of  which  are  the  best  to 
be  found  anywhere. 

Cache  County  has  an  abundance  of  miner- 
al in  its  mountains  awaiting  development. 

Cache  County  has  a fine  equipped  and 
constructed  interurban  railway  extending 
through  its  entire  length,  which  connects  all 
of  the  principal  towns  and  cities  of  the  county. 


The  sugar  beet  industry  in  Cache  Valley 
has  developed  into  one  of  the  greatest  industries 
that  we  have.  During  the  year  1915  there  were 
15,350  acres  of  beets  contracted  and  for  the  year 
1916  the  contracts  will  amount  to  approximately 
20,000  acres  in  the  valley  alone.  This  will  mean 
that  they  will  harvest,  if  the  year  is  an  average 
year,  260,000  tons  of  beets,  which  will  mean 
$1,500,000  to  be  distributed  among  the  farmers 
who  are  raising  beets  for  the  two  factories  situat- 
ed in  Cache  Valley,  one  at  Logan  and  the  other 
at  Lewiston. 

This  together  with  the  pay-roll  representing 


employees  will  amount  to  the  enormous  sum  of 
$1,800,000.  It  may  be  interesting  that  there  are 
at  least  50  farmers  who  are  raising  sugar  beets 
that  will  average  20  tons  to  the  acre.  These 
farms  range  all  the  way  from  8 acres  to  135 
acres  each,  which  shows  conclusively  that  the 
beet  industry  is  one  of  profit  both  to  the  farmer 
and  to  the  sugar  company. 

There  are  approximately  1,500  people  who 
are  raising  sugar  beets  and  they  will  average 
$1,200  each  per  year.  Cache  County  is  fast  be- 
coming one  of  the  principal  sugar  beet  sections 
of  the  west. 


Cache  County 

Fair  Association. 


WHO  doesn’t  enjoy  a real  good  county  fair — the  kind  they 
have  here  in  Cache  County — where  the  farmer,  the 
merchant,  the  manufacturer,  and  the  cattle,  sheep  and 
stock  grower  take  keen  delight  in  displaying  their  blue  ribbon 
contenders? 

That  little  piece  of  ribbon,  pinned  onto  the  prize  winners, 
has  done  more  towards  elevating  county  wares  and  products  than 
any  other  thing.  The  winner  is  always  justly  proud  of  it  and 
straightway  sets  about  to  lay  claims  to  it  the  next  year.  The 
less  fortunate  contenders  are  somewhat  disappointed,  though 
more  resolute  and  determined  to  take  that  little  piece  of  silk 
home  with  them  from  the  next  fair.  Therefore  every  fair  brings 
forth  better  wares,  more  intelligently  grown  farm  products,  finer 
br.d  sheep,  cattle,  swine  and  horses. 

The  Cache  County  Fair  is  held  in  the  fall  of  the  year.  If  you 
have  never  attended  one  don’t  miss  the  next.  It  is  the  big  event 
of  the  season,  and  a thing  very  dear  to  the  hearts  of  Cache  Coun- 
ty people.  Blue  ribbon  winners  of  every  description,  farm  pro- 
ducte,  farm  implements,  industrial  displays,  thoroughbred  hors- 
es. sheep,  swine,  chickens  and  cattle  are  there  in  numbers  for 
your  inspection.  Then,  too,  there  are  the  races — running,  trot- 
ting, motorcycle  and  novelty.  Three  days  of  keen  interest  and 
delight. 

The'Cache  County  Fair  Association,  of  which  Mr.  W.  H. 
Thain  is  president  and  Mr.  M.  R.  Hovey  is  secretary,  has  a 
membership  of  over  two  hundred,  composed  of  representative 
Cache  Valley  people.  The^association  has  been  very  instrument- 
al in  ! bringing  Cache  Valley  products  to  their  present  high 
standard. 


Utah 

Condensed 

Milk 

Co. 


Ask  any  resident  of  L tah  about  its  principal  in- 
dustrial activities  and  possibilities  and  they  will 
point  with  pride  to  the  Utah  Condensed  Milk  Com- 
pany, a half  million  dollar  concern,  with  its  largest 
plant  located  at  Richmond,  in  the  heart  of  Cache 
Valley.  For  more  than  twenty  years  it  has  been 
manufacturing  the  famous  SEGO  MILK,  an  evapo- 
rated cream  known  throughout  the  west  by  the  mil- 
lions of  housewives  as  the  best  and  purest  cream 
ever  put  on  the  market — a reputation  gained  only 
by  the  years  of  experience  and  careful  attention  on 
the  part  of  its  manufacturers. 

Cleanliness  and  sanitation  begin  with  the  dairy- 
man, who,  by  virtue  of  location  pastures  his  cow  in 
an  extremely  fertile  valley  five  thousand  feet  above 
the  sea  and  watered  by  the  purest  of  moutain  water, 
an  ideal  place  for  producing  high  grade  milk.  Every 
cow  is  high  bred  and  known  to  be  healthy.  At  milk- 


ing time  cleanliness  is  the  watchword.  Sanitary 
stables  and  sterile  utensils  all  play  their  part  in  keep- 
ing the  milk  pure  and  clean.  After  being  “aerated” 
it  is  delivered  to  the  factory  in  air-tight,  dust  proof 
cans,  where  it  is  subjected  to  rigid  inspection, 
strained,  clarified  and  then  put  through  the  evapora- 
tion process.  Never  once  is  it  touched  by  the  hand. 

The  accompanying  illustration  shows  two  of 
their  principal  plants  which  have  a combined  ca- 
pacity of  fifteen  hundred  cases  per  day.  This  concern 
does  a business  of  over  a million  and  a half  dollars 
yearly  and  is  a large  factor  in  the  milk  business 
throughout  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Washing- 
ton, Idaho,  Wyoming,  Colorado,  Montana,  Nebraska 
and  Utah. 

Go  into  any  store  of  the  larger  cities,  or  even 
the  remotest  hamlet,  of  those  states  and  you  are  sure 
to  hear  the  housewife  call  for  SegO'  Milk. 


The  directorate  of  this  commend- 
able enterprise  is  as  follows:  J.  W. 
Hendricks,  president;  Brigham  Pond, 
vice-president;  A.  H.  Thompson,  se- 
cretary and  treasurer;  C.  B.  Lockhart, 
general  manager;  C.  E.  Merrill,  general 
superintendent;  Martin  Pond,  A.  L. 
Hyer,  T.  H.  Merrill,  M.  S.  Browning,  H. 
P.  Rackliff.  If  ever  a better  or  purer 
milk  than  SEGO  MILK  is  introduced, 
somewhere  on  its  label  you  will  find 
the  name  of  the  Utah  Condensed 
Milk  Company. 


Brigham 

Young 

College. 


ated  in  tlie  spring,  from  the  Standard  Normal  course  or  from 
the  high-  school  courses.  This  is  a rather  high  percentage  and 
shows  on  the  part  of  the  students  and  school  authorities 
energy  towards  purposeful  work. 

The  Standard  Normal  work  is  growing  and  growing 
rapidly.  In  point  cf  numbers  the  school  now  exceeds  any 
previous  record  of  college  students  at  the  B.  Y.  C.;  in  point 
of  representation  it  has  surpassed.  In  addition  to  her  own 
graduates,  the  Brigham  Young  College  now  has  in  her  Col- 
lege course  representatives  from  twelve  high  schools  and  col- 
leges; they  are:  North  Cache  High,  South  Cache  High, 
Oneida  Stake  Academy,  Brigham  High,  Murdock  Academy, 
Agricultural  College,  Latter-day  Saints  High  School,  Brig- 
ham Young  University,  New  .Jersey  Academy,  Salt  Lake 
High.  Springville  High,  and  Snow  Academy. 

In  connection  with  the  Normal  work,  the  College  main- 
tains a Training  School  of  four  grades.  This  school  is  super- 
vised by  a corps  of  the  choice  teachers  of  the  profession, 
teachers  who  aid  the  students  taking  normal  training  in  their 
application  of  the  principles  of  class  instruction,  plan  pre- 
paration, and  schoolroom  discipline.  Each  student,  before  he 
is  graduated,  is  given  an  opportunity  during  the  year  of  his 
training  to  teach  one  period  each  day  under  constructive 
surveillance,  and  to  receive  instructions  in  the  pedagogical 
and  the  psychological  principles  of  teaching. 

Although  the  Normal  work  is  pre-eminently  the  work  of 
the  Brigham  Young  College,  eleven  high  school  courses  are 
provided  for:  Preparatory  Normal,  General  High  School, 
Science,  Literary,  Preparatory  Engineering,  Business,  Agri- 
culture, Manual  Arts,  Domestic  Arts,  Domestic  Science,  and 
Music.  These  courses  are  designed  primarily  to  meet  the  re- 
quirements of  the  student  in  his  particularly  chosen  profes- 
sion, and  also  to  place  him  at  the  best  advantage  if  he  wishes- 
to  continue  his  chosen  line  in  higher  work. 

The  Brigham  Young  College  is  situated  in 
the  heart  of  one  of  the  best  little  college  towns 
in  the  country.  Logan  prides  herself  in  her 
comparative  freedom  from  foolish  attractions, 
temptations,  and  vice. The  school  has  a teaching 
force  which,  for  the  grade  of  work  required,  is 
not  often  surpassed  in  scholarship  and  profession 
al  training.  The  athletic  and  social  activities  of 
the  students  are  clean  and  wholesome  and  are 
kept  for  the  major  part  under  instutional  super- 
vision and  control.  In  consequence  of  these 
superior  advantages  then,  it  is  quite  generally 
conceded  that  after  their  years  of  schooling  at 
the  Brigham  Young  College  the  students  go  into 
the  world  much  improved  in  citizenship. 


The  Brigham  Young  College  at  Logan  is  distinctly  a 
Normal  school.  Tt  is  an  institution  fostered  by  the  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-Day  Saints,  whose  particular  field  in 
the  Normal  work  covers  northern  Utah  and  southern  Idaho. 
The  Brigham  Young  College  is,  in  fact,  the  only  institution  in 
the  state  whose  College  course  is  focused  to  the  one  point, 
Standard  Normal  Work.  The  State  recognizes,  and  always 
has  recognized  the  grade  of  work  done  at  B.  Y.  C.  as  being 
standard  and  has  accordingly  accepted  the  certificates  of  the 
school  and  given  full  credit  for  any  work  done  as  applying  on 
the  certificates  of  the  State.  The  colleges  and  universities  of 
the  country,  too,  have  accepted,  without  restriction,  the 
credits  brought  to  them  by  the  students  of  the  B.  Y.  C. 

Since  its  establishment  in  IS77,  the  Brigham  Young  Col- 
lege has  been  one  of  the  foremost  in  supplying  teachers  for 
the  secondary  schools  throughout  the  State  and  in  southern 
Idaho;  and  an  investigation  into  the  ranks  of  school  superin- 
tendents, boards  of  education,  faculties  of  colleges,  the  teach- 
ing force  of  the  high  schools,  etc.,  will  show  a surprisingly 
large  percentage  of  B.  Y.  C.  men  and  women. 

In  addition  to  the  big  field  covered  by  the  Brigham 
Young  College's  Normal  training  in  the  schools  of  the  State, 
the  College,  being  an  institution  of  a church  whose  organiza- 
tions require  of  each  of  its  many  wards  a weekly  force  of  at 
least  seventy -five  teachers  and  active  officers,  must  exert  an 
enormous  influence  through  its  theological  and  normal  train- 
ing. 

The  enrollment  at  the  Brigham  Young  College  is  about 
seven  hundred  regular  students.  (This  does  not  include  the 
Training  School  students,  the  Winter  students,  the  Mission- 
aries, the  M.  L A.  students,  or  the  special  students.)  In  all 
probability  this  is  about  the  enrollment  that  will,  through  re- 
striction, bo  maintained  at  the  College.  Of  this  enrollment 
during  the  last  few  years  nearly  one-eighth  have  been  gradu- 


The fame  of  Cache  County  as  a dairy  center  pure-bred  bulls  and  the  264  exhibited  only  re- 
is  known  throughout  the  entire  western  part  presented  one-tenth  of  the  Black  and  White  Cat- 
of  the  United  States.  At  Richmond  is  located  tie  of  this  vicinity. 

the  home  and  principal  factory  of  the  Utah  The  world  renowned  streins  of  the  Hol- 

Condensed  Milk  Company.  Beyond  a doubt  more  gtein  breeds  are  here  represented.  The  company 
advancement  has  been  made  in  dairying  at  Rich-  bullj  <Rag  Apple  Korndyke,  the  Thirteenth/' 

mond  than  has  been  made  at  any  other  point  m purchased  in  New  York  for  $1200  when  a calf 

the  Intermountain  West,  as  here  is  found  regist-  is  a 3_4  brother  of  «Rag  Apple  Korndyke  Eigh- 
ered  herds  of  Holstein,  Jersey  and  Gurnsay.  th/>  for  which  Oliver  Cabana,  Jr.,  of  Elma 

The  accompaning  photographs  are  scenes  Center>  New  York,  recently  paid  $25,000.  Sons 
taken  from  the  first  annual  exhibit  of  the  famous  cf  King  of  the  Pontiacs,  Hengerveld  De  Kol,  A g- 
Holstein  dairy  cows  and  stock  shown  at  Richmond  gie  Cornucopia  johanna  Lad,  Paul  Beets  De  Koi 
cn  the  17th  of  March,  1915.  The  day  was  and  0^-ber  worid  renowned  bulls,  are  being  used 
christened  “Black  and  White  Day,”  and  the  pro-  ag  sjres 
moters  and  breeders  of  these  renowned  cattle 

have  decided  to  make  it  an  annual  affair  and  Already  shipments  of  Holstein  cattle  have 

will  exhibit  and  offer  for  sale  Holstein  Cattle.  been  made  to  Colorado,  Utah,  Idaho,  Nevada, 
The  first  exhibit  brought  together  over  50  and  Arizona,  from  this  dairy  center  and  the  pur- 

breeders  of  this  particular  stock  who  had  on  ehasers  have  been  wel1  satisfled  as  they  have  been 

exhibition  264  head  of  cows,  heifers  and  bulls.  able  t0  Set  choice  climated  stock  at  reasonable 
The  show  was  an  inspiration  to  all  who  attend-  Prices- 

ed.  There  are  in  Richmond  15  men  who  are  Homeseekers  interested  in  dairy  farming  and 

breeding  registered  Holstein  cattle.  Besides  beet  raising  will  find  Richmond  an  ideal  place  in 
these  there  are  at  least  75  more  who  are  using  which  to  locate. 


Utah 

Agricultural 

College 


The  citizens  of  Cache  Valley  will  support  the 
publishers  of  this  booklet  in  the  statement  that  the 
Agricultural  College  of  Utah  is  the  most  dynamic 
force  in  education  in  the  intermountain  west.  It  is 
believed  firmly  that  the  statements  which  follow  are 
a true  record  of  the  feelings  of  the  men  and  women 
of  this  State : 

The  people  are  tired  of  educated  snobs  who  may 
use  delicate  English  and  traipse  around  in  good 
clothes  but  who  would  be  painfully  shocked  if  con- 
fronted with  a real  day's  work.  The  people  are  not 
only  tired,  they  are  disgusted  and  have  said  rather 
vigorously  that  no  more  of  their  money  shall  be  used 
to  create  such  individuals  who  occupy  the  space  on 
the  sidewalk  or  on  the  roads  or  in  the  cars  intended 
for  working  people.  You  have  seen  those  useless 


citizens  making  themselves  odious  in  loud  motor 
cars,  in  hotel  lobbies  or  dawdling  listlessly  in  clubs. 

The  moral  very  clearly  is  that  the  world  has  no 
use  for  a man  who  does  not  work  or  for  an  insti- 
tution which  does  not  produce  workers.  The  world 
honors  more  the  man  who  digs  a useful  sewer 
trench  than  the  man  who  uselessly  encumbers  his 
body  and  his  land  with  extravagance  and  waste.  The 
farmer,  lawyer,  doctor,  banker,  manufacturer, 
teacher,  builder,  drayman,  street  sweeper,  engineer, 
merchant— these  form  the  fellowship  of  public  ser- 
vants. Any  man  who  does  not  realize  that  he  is 
great  only  to  the  extent  of  the  service  he  renders — 
such  a man  has  not  read  the  times  aright.  Such  is 
the  spirit  of  the  Agricultural  College  whose  students 
and  graduates  are  men  and  women  trained  to  work. 


Utah  Oil  and  Gas 
Company. 


For  several  years  many  of  the  farmers  living  a 
short  distance  west  of  the  town  of  Smithfield  have 
been  burning  gas  in  their  homes,  for  both  lighting 
and  cooking  purposes.  It  is  a natural  gas  that  has 
been  flowing  in  that  district  for  the  past  twentyelive 
years.  On  that  account  several  of  the  local'  busi- 
ness men  have  begun  making  extensive  tests  for  the 
further  development  of  gas,  and  now,  also  have  high 
hopes  of  finding  oil. 

A local  organization  has  been  formed,  under  the 
name  of  the  Utah  Oil  & Gas  Company,  which  has 
been  operating  since  last  August.  It  has  one  well 
down  a thousand  feet,  that  has  not  only  produced  a 
small  flow  of  gas,  but  has  encountered  oil  sand  in 
stratified  form.  Since  almost  every  indication  of  oil 
has  been  brought  to  light,  it  is  the  intention  of  the 
company  to  continue  drilling  and  to  explore  the  dis- 
trict thoroughly. 

Smithfield  and  the  whole  of  Cache  Valley 
would  be  wonderfully  benefited  by  the  development 
of  oil  in  paying  quantities.  In  view  of  the  import- 
ance of  securing  such  a find,  many  of  the  business 
men  throughout  the  valley  have  subscribed  to  the 
project.  The  object  of  these  gentlemen  is  to  de- 
velop a natural  resource,  rather  than  one  of  promo- 
tion. The  bringing  in  of  a successful  oil  well  here 
would  mean  a bonanza  for  us.  The  largest  oil  op- 
erators in  the  country  would  be  attracted  here. 
Cache  Valley  would  enjoy  a prosperity  that  it  has 
heretofore  not  dared  dream  of.  Oil  prospecting  has 


been  under  way  in  many  other  sections  of  the  State, 
and  in  each  case  evidence  of  oil  formations  have  been 
discovered. 

With  practically  every  indication  of  success  it 
seems  almost  impossible;  that  the  company  will  not 
soon  make  the  coveted  discovery. 

Unlike  the  oils  of  California  that  are  of  an  as- 
phaltic base  and  the  only  variety  adapted  to  road 
surfacing  purposes,  the  oil  of  the  Smithfield  district 
is  of  parrafine  base  and  of  vast  importance  a>  a fuel 
oil. 

A ‘‘good  producer,”  or  a “gusher,”  would  not 
only  attract  the  attention  of  the  whole  world  to 
Cache  Valley,  but  would  also  be  worth  many  thous- 
ands of  dollars  to  us  in  cash  returns  and  in  increased 
land  values. 


The  New  Jersey  Academy 


This  school  was  begun  in  1878,  by  the  Rev. 
Calvin  M.  Parks,  his  wife  and  daughter,  in  a furni- 
ture warehouse  “rented  for  the  three-fold  purpose  of 
chapel,  school  and  residence.-’  Within  the  short 
space  of  twelve  years  it  developed  into  the  present 
model  boarding  and  day  school  for  girls.  It  is  un- 
der the  management  of  the  Women’s  Board  of  Home 
Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  United 
States.  The  women  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey 
built  both  the  main  building  and  dormitory  for  the 
school,  hence  its  name.  The  teachers  are  drawn  from 
all  parts  of  the  country.  Miss  Faith  H.  Haines,  of 
Colorado  Springs,  is  acting  principal. 

There  are  two  departments — the  Academic  and 
Preparatory — the  latter  offering  work  in  the  Sixth, 
Seventh  and  Eighth  grades,  and  the  former  four 
years  of  high  school  work.  For  those  not  planning 
to  enter  college,  a course  of  Domestic  Science  is  of- 
fered, and  a General  Culture  course  is  also  offered, 
which  is  largely  elective. 


The  academy  is  not  a rival  of  the  public  schools- 
or  other  educational  institutions.  There  are  some 
advantages,  however,  which  it  is  believed  can  be 
best  secured  here  where,  in  addition  to  the  prescribed 
public  school  curriculum;,  the  pupils  may  have 
courses  in  domestic  science  and  art,  elocution,  physi- 
cal training  and  music  and  where  girls  from  out  of 
town  may  have  the  advantages  of  the  home  life  of- 
fered by  the  boarding  department. 

The  music  department  receives  pupils — other 
than  regular  scholars — for  both  piano  and  vocal  les- 
sons. It  is  in  charge  of  Miss  Virginia  Bradley  of 
Danville,  Ky. 

It  is  a school  where  the  truths  and  principles  of 
the  Christian  religion  are  regarded  as  a basis  of  all 
true  morality,  where  it  is  believed  that  the  highest 
aim  of  an  education  is  to  build  a noble,  beautiful  and 
worthy  character. 


LOGAN  STREET  SCENES. 


LOGAN 


COMPARATIVELY  few  years  elapsed  after 
the  coming  of  the  pioneers  into  the  great 
Salt  Lake  valley  in  1847,  under  the  lead- 
ership and  guidance  of  that  master  mind,  Brig- 
ham Young  until  practical  plans  for  exploring 
and  settling  this  great  land  of  promise  and  op- 
portunity were  formulated  and  put  into  practice. 
The  story  of  sufferings  endured  by  them  and 
their  immediate  followers  is  well  known  in  Utah 
and  is  told  with  varying  degrees  of  faithfulness 
to  fact  in  nearly  all  of  the  schools  of  the  country. 

Early  in  May  1859  a little  band  of  settlers, 
not  over  a dozen  in  number,  located  on  the  banks 
of  the  Logan  River,  so  named  by  the  Indians, 
from  whence  the  city  of  Logan  gets  its  name.  If 
there  is  one  characteristic  that  receives  praise 
without  asking,  that  attracts  the  admiration  of 
all  men  with  red  blood  in  their  veins  it  is  the 
dogged  determination  which  triumphs  over  dif- 
ficulties that  seem  insurmountable,  which  throws 
aside  all  baffling  obstacles  and  marches  on  to 
victorious  conquest,  it  was  this  dogged  determina- 
tion of  the  pioneers  that  was  laid  into  the  very 
foundation  of  the  city  of  Logan.  The  original 
little  settlement  of  a handful  of  eager  and  de- 
termined people  has  grown  into  a hustling  and 
thriving  city  of  more  than  ten  thousand  inhabi- 
tants with  an  entire  population  of  about  forty 
thousand  scattered  throughout  Cache  Valley.  It 
is  one  of  the  states’s  most  important  commercial 
centers  and  the  principal  distributing  point  for 
Northern  Utah  and  Southern  Idaho.  The  pioneers 
command  the  admiration  of  all  who  see  this 
wonderful  valley,  for  the  work  they  performed; 
they  came  into  a desert  and  made  it  productive, 
they  laid  out  a city,  they  established  homes.  On 
the  foundation  thus  laid  there  has  grown  a city 
with  attraction  in  and  around  it  to  facinate  the 
minds  and  captivate  the  hearts  of  all  who  visit  it. 

Set  up  more  than  4600  feet  above  the  sea, 
in  a valley  surrounded  by  mountains  whose 
rivers  flow  not  into  the  ocean,  but  into  the  Great 
Salt  Lake,  the  city  holds  alluring  charm  of  cli- 
mate. It  is  not  perpetual  summer  In  the  four 
seasons  which  are  bestowed  upon  Cache  Valley 
there  are  no  extremes  of  temperature.  It  is  need- 
less to  reprint  the  official  statistics  of  the  wea- 


ther bureau  as  to  climatic  conditions.  Suffice  it 
to  say  that  although  summer  days  are  warm,  and 
sometimes  hot,  when  the  sun  has  set  the  most  de- 
lightful breezes  come  down  from  the  mountains 
and  invite  refreshing  slumber.  When  winter’s 
icy  hand  is  upon  the  valley,  the  dry  air  is  in- 
vigorating. Snow  falls  in  the  city  sometimes  to 
a depth  of  six  or  eight  inches,  while  in  the  moun- 
tains-it  is  piled  up  by  the  foot  where  it  is  frozen 
into  icebergs  which  melt  slowly  during  the  sum- 
mer and  send  their  refreshing  waters  into  the 
valley  in  never  failing  supply.  Logan’s  water 
system  is  a simple  one.  The  water  is  taken  into 
the  city  pipes  far  up  the  canyon  in  the  Wasatch 
mountains,  cold  and  crystal  pure  from  a covered 
spring,  and  is  distributed  in  the  same  condition 
to  the  inhabitants  through  the  force  of  gravita- 
tion. No  pumps  or  other  machinery  are  required 
in  its  distribution. 

Logan  is  the  county  seat  of  Cache  County. 
It  is  ideally  situated  at  the  foot  of  those  beautiful 
Wasatch  mountains  on  the  east  side  of  the  val- 
ley. The  city  proper  comprises  about  four  square 
miles.  The  streets  are  wide,  graded,  nicely  shad 
ed  and  well  kept.  All  of  the  business  streets 
and  those  adjoining  are  paved  with  concrete.  Sev- 
eral of  the  principal  resident  streets  are  parked, 
as  along  the  lines  so  popular  in  the  restricted 
resident  sections  of  the  larger  cities.  Within  the 
past  few  years  more  than  fifty  miles  of  paved 
side-walks  have  been  laid,  and  many  other  im- 
provements made,  including  two  miles  of  street 
pavement;  installation  of  a motor  fire  engine; 
construction  of  a public  comfort  station;  $75,000 
improvement  of  water  system,  giving  a supply  of 
water  99.87  per  cent  pure.  It  has  the  commission: 
form  of  government,  a mayor  and  two  commis- 
sioners. The  assessed  valuation  of  the  city  for 
1915  is  $2,600,000.00.  The  bonded  indebtedness 
is  $142,000.00,  which  is  its  total  indebtedness. 
Logan  owns  an  electric  light  plant  valued  at 
$85,000.00  which  furnishes  light  during  the 
twenty-four  hours  of  the  day  for  fifteen  cents  per 
month.  The  plant  maintains  itself  and  pays  the 
interest  on  the  bonds  which  were  issued  for  its 
construction. 

The  Logan  Rapid  Transit  Company  operates 


a local  electric  car  line 
through  the  principal 
business  and  resident 
section  of  the  city.  Every 
two  hours,  on  the  Ogden, 
Logan  and  Idaho  Rail- 
way, and  far  into  the 
night,  one  may  board 
one  of  those  large  steel 
electric  interurban  car; 
that  are  so  commonly  us- 
ed throughout  the  coun- 
try, for  any  of  the  prin- 
cipal points  in  Cache 
Valley  and  Southern 
Idaho  or  the  other  im- 
portant cities  of  the 
state.  Each  day  everal 
trains  on  the  line  of  the 
Oregon  Short  Line  ar- 
rive and  depart  from  the 

local  station. 

Logan  manufacturing  enterprises  represent 
an  investment  running  well  into  the  millions. 
Located  a short  distance  south  of  the  city  is  one 
of  the  Amalgamated  Sugar  Company’s  beet  su- 
gar factories,  which  has  a daily  capacity  of 
2000  bags  of  sugar  per  day.  During  the  season 
many  thousand  tons  of  sugar  beets  are  used.  One 
of  the  many  Borden  Condensed  Milk  Company’s 
factories  is  located  here.  The  majority  of  the 
knit  goods;  sweaters,  caps,  etc.,  sold  throughout 
the  west  are  products 
of  the  four  local  knit- 
ting concerns.  The 
city  also  has  three 


candy  factories,  four  grain  elevators,  two  flour 
mills,  two  foundry  and  machine  shops,  two  lime 
manufacturing  companies,  two  creameries,  two 
pure  food  companies,  a soda  bottling  works,  a 
brick  yard  and  many  other  smaller  concerns- 
These  enterprises — not  including  the  sugar  fac- 
tory and  the  condensed  milk  company — do  an  an- 
nual business  of  $3,700,000. 

Manufacturing  in  Logan  and  Cache  Valley 
is  practically  in  its  infancy.  There  are  several 
kinds  of  enterprises  that  would  find  this  section 
very  profitable. 

In  proportion  to  population,  Logan  handles 
a larger  volume  of  business  than  any  other  city 
in  the  state,  it  being  surrounded  by  twenty-four 
towns  for  which  it  is  a common  distributing 
point.  The  shopping  district  represents  practi- 
cally every  line  of  legitimate  business.  The 
stores  present  an  attractive  metropolitan  appear- 
ance. The  stranger  marvels  at  and  is  impressed 
by  the  progressive  spirit  and  up-to-date  methods 
Gf  the  merchants.  The  city  has  two  tri-weekly 
newspapers:  The  Journal  and  The  Logan  Repub- 
lican. 

A modern  swer  system  has  been  constructed 
and  is  rapidly  being  extended  in  every  direction. 
Its  outlet  is  a half  mile  out  of  the  city  limits, 
which  accounts  partially  for  the  healthful  condi- 
tions and  remarkably  low  death  rate. 

Several  sectarian  denomination  of  the  Chris- 
tian faith  are  represented  in  Logan,  though  the 
majority  of  its  inhabitants  confess  the  faith  of 
the  Latter  Day  Saints.  The  moral  tone  of  the 
city  is  par  excellent,  throughout.  It  is  certain 
that  all  are  united  where  a bigger  and  better 
Logan  is  concerned. 

College  City,  which  would,  in  a way  be  more 
appropriate,  could  easily  be  substituted  for  the 
name  Logan.  This  city  numbers  among  its  edu- 
cational institutions  some  of  the  most  important 
in  the  state.  On  College  Hill  in  the  eastern  part 
of  the  city  and  commanding  a view  of  the  entire 
valley  is  located  the  Utah  State  Agricultural  Col- 
lege. It  is  training  annually  about  fifteen  hund- 
red boys  and  girls  and  men  and  women  in  the 
fundamentals  of  life,  agriculture,  homemaking, 
engineering,  mechanic  arts,  general  science 
and  commerce.  Meeting  annually  over  10,000 
of  the  citizens  of  Utah  in  Extension  work  and 
discussing  with  them  the  problem  of  Utah 
Agriculture  and  homemaking,  and  demonstrat- 
ing the  value  of  improved,  modern  and  scien- 
tific methods.  The  state’s  in- 
creased income  per  year  as  a 
result  of  these  thousands  of 
demonstrations  mounts  into 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  dol- 
lars- Carrying  on  research 
work  into  the  needs  of  Utah 
agriculture  with  the  end  in 
view  of  solving  the  farmer’s 
problems.  The  scientific  me- 


thods  used  in  and  the  very  ex- 
istence of,  dry  farming,  orch- 
ard insect  control,  alfalfa  wea- 
vil  control,  drainage  and  many 
other  Utah  industries  have  been 
based  upon  the  research  of  the 
Utah  Experiment  Station. 

The  Brigham  Young  Col- 
lege is  no  less  a vital  factor  in 
the  education  of  Utah’s  young 
people.  It  is  located  in  the  heart 
of  the  city  in  a spacious  campus 
upon  which  stands  many  fine  buildings  de- 
dicated to  the  teaching  of  science  and  truth. 

The  institution  offers  a complete  normal 
course.  Since  its  establishment  in  1877,  it 
has  been  one  of  the  foremost  in  supplying 
teachers  for  the  seconddays  schools  through- 
out the  state  and  in  Southern  Idaho.  In- 
vestigation into  the  ranks  of  school  super- 
intendents, boards  of  education,  faculties  of 
colleges,  the  teaching  force  of  the  high 
schools,  etc.,  will  show  a surprisingly  large 
percentage  of  B.  Y.  C.  men  and  women. 

The  New  Jersey  Academy,  an  institution  ex- 
clusively for  girls,  is  still  another  college  locat- 
ed at  Logan.  It  is  not  a rival  of  the  public 
schools  or  other  educational  institutions,  thougn 
there  are  some  advantages  that  can  best  be  en- 
joyed there;  pleasant  and  comfortable  dormitory 
with  homelike  surroundings. 

The  citizens  are  proud  of  their  schools.  And 
this  pride  is  due  to  no  blind  belief  that  they  are 
infallible,  but  to  the  knowledge  that  the  schools 
have  been  recognized  and  adjusted  to  fit  the  needs 
of  the  pupils.  By  consistent  adjustment  of  the 
latest  discoveries  in  the  educational  world  Super- 
intendent Molyneaux  has  so  raised  the  standard 
of  the  Logan  school  system  that  today  it  is  looked 
upon  as  a criterion  for  the  rest  of  the  state  and 
ranks  well  up  with  the  best  schools  throughout 
the  country. 

Logan  holds  out  a welcome  to  all.  The  latch 
string  is  always  out,  and  visitors  are  always 
welcome-  They  may  come  as  strangers  into  the 
city,  but  when  they  go,  if  their  stay  has  been 
short,  they  carry  with  them  fond  recollections  of 
a day  or  week  well  spent.  If  they  stay  a month, 
their  departure  is  only  for  the  purpose  of  arrang- 
ing for  their  immediate  return,  to  cast  their  fort- 
unes here  and  to  help  in  the  upbuilding  of  a 
hustling  little  city  and  a most  wonderful  and 
fertile  valley. 


JOSEPH  ODELL 

POSTMASTER 


HERSCHEL  BULLEN 

Former  State  Senator 


H.  E.  HATCH 

Prest.  Thatcher  Bros.  Banking  Co. 


DR.  S.  B.  THATCHER 

Prest.  Commercial  Boosters  Club 


JOSEPH  QUINNEY,  JR. 


Supt.  Amalgamated  Sugar  Co. 


GEO.  W.  SKIDMORE 

Manager  Union  Knitting  Mills 


J.  W.  FUNK 

State  S.nator 


A.  MOLYNEAUX 

Supt.  Logan  Schools 


JOSEPH  HOWELL 

Congressman 


H.  E.  CROCKETT 


Cashier  First  National  Bank 


This  store  is  the  largest  in  the  State  of  Utah, 
catering  exclusively  to  ladies  and  children.  The  stock 
is  very  thorough  and  most  complete  in  every  detail. 
The  appointments  and  display  suggest  an  atmos- 
phere of  modernism  rarely  ever  found  outside  of  the 
most  metropolitan  centers.  Each  department  is  in 
the  hands  of  one  who  has  had  special  training  in  that 
particular  line.  Twice  each  year  they  send  experi- 
enced buyers  into  the  eastern  markets  to  purchase 
goods  for  the  coming  season.  Xo  matter  what  the 
fad  or  fashion  of  the  day  may  be,  this  house  can  be 
relied  upon  to  have  a generous  assortment  in  stock. 


This  firm  is  conveniently  housed  in  a large  brick 
building  of  more  than  fifteen  thousand  feet  of  floor 
space,  located  on  one  of  the  most  prominent  busi- 
ness corners  of  the  city'.  The  excellent  interurban 
car  service  throughout  the  valley  places  it  within 
easy  reach  of  its  thousands  of  customers. 

Mr.  Reid  E.  Shamhart  and  Mr.  John  Christen- 
sen, two  of  Cache  Valley’s  most  progressive  mer- 
chants, are  the  owners.  Their  policy  is  to  employ 
none  but  competent  help,  to  buy  only  the  best  of 
merchandise  and  to  sell  at  one  price. 


Hotel  Logan 


This  model  home  for  the  traveler  was  recently  erected  at  a 
cost  of  $150,000  and  stands  on  one  of  our  most  prominent  cor- 
ners. 

It  is  a building  of  very  attractive  design  throughout.  The 
lobby,  dining  room — European  plan — parlor  and  guest  chamb- 
ers are  tastefully  and  conveniently  furnished. 

When  visiting  Logan  make  this  hotel  your  headquarters. 
Service  excellent,  rates  graduating. 


A GROUP  OF  ATTRACTIVE  LOGAN  BUILDINGS 


Utah-Idaho  Hospital 
Oregon  Short  Line  Station 


Home  of  Fire  Department 
Federal  Building 


The 

Murdock 

Candy 

Company 


The  story  of  the  Murdock  Candy  Company  is 
indeed  an  interesting  one.  It  begins  with  Mr. 
Robert  Murdock,  Jr.,  who,  when  a youngster,  de- 
cided to  “strike  out  for  himself.”  He  went  to  Salt 
Lake  City  and  after  a time  became  acquainted  with 
a Mr.  Pounds,  who  conducted  a small  candy  shop. 
The  candy  maker  liked  the  boy  rather  well  and  gave 
him  employment  at  three  dollars  per  week  and  his 
board.  After  staying  with  Mr.  Pounds  long  enough 
to  acquire  a fair  idea  of  the  business,  he  decided  to 
open  a place  for  himself  and  set  about  to  buy  a stove 
and  “slab,'’  which  he  shipped  to  Logan.  His  first 
business  venture  was  opened  for  public  patronage, 
December  8th,  1898,  in  a small  store  room  on  Center 
street.  A glance  at  the  accompanying  illustrations 
show  what  degree  of  success  Mr.  Murdock  has  at- 
tained since  that  all  important  day. 

The  Murdock  Candy  Company  of  today  oc- 
cupies a building  of  more- than  10,000  square  feet  of 
floor  space.  It  is  without  doubt  the  equal  of  any 
similar  concern  in  the  west,  from  the  standpoint  of 
fixtures,  equipment,  service  and  the  superior  excel- 
lence of  its  products.  The  candy  making  and  whole- 
sale department  is  very  modern  and  most  complete 
for  the  producing  of  high  class  delicacies,  made  from 
only  the  best  materials.  In  the  past  ten  years  the 
concern  has  grown  to  be  quite  a factor  in  northern 
Utah  and  southern  Idaho  in  the  wholesale  candy, 


ice  cream  and  soda  fountain  syrup  buisness.  Many 
of  the  better  class  confectionery  stores  of  Salt  Lake 
City  feature  their  famous  chocolates. 

The  retail  department  is  a beautifully  decorated 
and  well  appointed  establishment  35  feet  wide  and 
100  feet  deep.  That  would  do  credit  to  any  city  many 
times  the  size  of  Logan.  A massive  onyx  fountain 
of  attractive  design  and  unusual  length  occupies  the 
greater  part  of  the  left  wall,  while  directly  opposite 
is  the  candy  department.  Everything  in  the  line  of 
sweets  to  please  and  gratify  the  more  discriminat- 
ing tastes  may  be  found  on  the  spotless  shelves  and 
in  the  scrupulously  clean  show  cases.  The  main 
floor  is  occupied  by  dozens  of  neat  chairs  and  tables, 
and  presided  over  by  a corps  of  attentive  young 
ladies.  One  feature  of  this  most  model  candy  shop 
that  is  so  popular  with  the  younger  set,  is  the  bal- 
cony which  afifords  an  attractive  banquet  room  and 
which  has  both  an  ordinary  and  an  electric  piano. 
Here  on  most  any  evening,  a number  of  them  may  be 
found  engaged  in  the  intricacies  of  the  newest  steps. 

The  directorate  of  .this  enterprising  firm  is  as 
follows : Mr.  R.  Murdock,  Sr.,  president ; Mr. 
Robert  Murdock,  Jr.,  secretary,  treasurer,  and  gen- 
eral manager;  Mr.  G.  W.  Leishman,  Mr.  C.  W. 
Jones  and  Mrs.  R.  Murdock,  Sr. 

Cache  Valley  is  indeed  proud  to  be  the  home  of 
this  progressive  and  flourishing  institution. 


Lundstrom 

Furniture 

Company 


When  it  is  a matter  of  furniture  and  house  fur- 
nishings of  any  description,  the  young  bride  or  the 
more  experienced  housewife  consider  only  Lund- 
stroms.  There  they  are  assured  of  being  able  to 
select  from  a complete  and  modern  line  of  house  fur- 
nishings and  the  many  little  ornaments  that  are  so 
essential  in  beautifying  the  home. 

Styles  in  furniture  and  interior  decorations  are 
numerous.  On  the  floor  and  in  the  warehouse  of  this 
concern  will  be  found  furniture  of  almost  any  period. 
Carpets,  linoleums  and  wall  paper  of  only  the  latest 
designs  are  to  be  found  in  stock.  Trunks  and  bags, 


stoves  and  ranges  play  no  small  part  hi  the  business 
of  this  concern.  They  sell  many  of  the  great  Majes- 
tic ranges.  Enamelware  of  every  description  is  car- 
ried in  stock  and  beautiful  art  pictures  are  tastefully 
displayed  on  the  walls. 

The  concern  was  established  in  1901.  Its  busi- 
ness extends  all  over  Cache  Valley.  A similar  es- 
tablishment is  conducted  by  them  at  Preston,  Idaho. 

The  management  of  its  many  affairs  is  en- 
trusted with  Mr.  A.  G.  Lundstrom . A glance  through 
the  show  rooms  is  ample  proof  that  a master  hand  is 
in  direct  charge. 


M.  & L.  Coal  and  Wood  Co. 

This  firm  is  a co-partnership  between  Mr.  M. 
Mouritsen  and  James  Larson.  It  is  located  across 
the  street  from  the  Oregon  Short  Line  R.  R.  Depot 
and  has  been  the  leading  fuel  concern  of  Logan  for 
the  past  fourteen  years.  They  sell  the  Union  Pacific, 
Rock  Springs,  Aberdeen,  Kemmerer  and  Spring 
Canyon  coals  for  stove  and  furnace  use,  and  West 
Virginia  smithing  coal  for  blacksmithing.  Their 
yard  is  also  the  depot  for  Portland  Cement  and  Jum- 
bo plaster.  You  are  cordially  invited  to  call  and  in- 
spect their  yard.  All  phone  orders  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 


A.  H. 
Palmer 

& 

Sons 


Plumbers 


They  are  the  pioneer  plumbers  of  Cache  Valley, 
and  its  'largest  contractors  of  plumbing,  steam  and 
water  heating.  Located  in  the  Arimo  Pdock  at  186 
N.  Main  street,  they  have  a large  well  stocked  dis 
play  room  and  ample  shop  room.  Their  business  ex- 
tends all  over  Cache  Valley. 

Most  of  their  supplies  are  bought  in  car  load  lots 
direct  from  the  factory,  thereby  enabling  them  to 
submit  bids  at  a more  reasonable  figure  than  their 
less  fortunate  competitors.  The  experience  and  popu- 
larity of  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  is  sufficient 
proof  of  the  firm’s  ability. 


Cardon 

Jewelry 

Company 


A visit  to  this  model  jewelry  shop  would  prove 
a revelation  to  you.  Everything  that  would  indicate 
modern  methods  and  arrangements  usually  found  in 
only  the  palatial  shops  of  the  larger  cities  is  carried 
out,  even  to  the  smallest  detail.  A glance  at  the  ac- 
companying illustration  will  allay'the  slightest  sus- 
picion of  the  truthfulness,  of  this  statemeat. 

The  store  was  originally  established  by  Mr.  T. 
B.  Cardon,  the  pioneer  jeweler  of  Cache  Valley,  in 
1872.  On  the  shelves  and  in  the  show  cases  is  to  be 
seen  a most  beautiful  display  of  diamonds,  watches, 


jewels,  cut  glass  and  jewelry  novelties.  The  store 
specializes  in  Hallmark  Jewelry  and  Hawkes’  Cut 
Glass.  A large  line  of  the  latest  and  most  improved 
Eastman  Kodaks  are  also  carried. 

Aside  from  enjoying  the  largest  jewelry  trade  in 
the  valley,  including  watch  and  jewelry  repairing, 
practically  all  of  the  better  class  kodak  developing 
and  finishing  is  done  by  them. 

Mr.  B.  T.  Cardon,  son  of  the  founder,  and  one 
of  Logan’s  younger  business  men,  who  is  also  an  ex- 
pert jeweler,  is  now  at  the  head  of  the  concern. 


The  Bluebird 
Candy 
Shoppe 


One  rarely  finds  in  any  city,  outside  the  most 
metropolitan  centers,  an  institution  of  this  nature 
that  will  in  any  way  compare  with  it  from  the  stand- 
point of  fixture  arrangements  and  service. 

The  Bluebird  Candy  Shoppe,  located  on  Center 
Street  in  the  beautiful  Hotel  Logan  building,  has 
only  been  established  since  March  of  this  year,  but 
in  that  short  time  it  has  grown  to  be  the  favorite 
gathering  place  of  the  most  select  of  the  city’s 
younger  set. 

Upon  entering  this  establishment  one  is  struck 
with  the  quiet  elegance  of  its  arrangement,  and  im- 


pressed with  the  fact  that  none  but  a master  hand 
at  the  business  could  have  been  responsible  for  it. 
An  elegant  onyx  soda  fountain,  of  most  artistic  de- 
sign and  finish,  graces  the  right  hand  front  as  you 
enter;  one  look  at  this  most  inviting  feature  is  all 
that  is  necessary  to  make  you  an  immediate  patron. 
Directly  opposite  the  fountain  and  presided  over  by 
a corps  of  young"  ladies  whose  dainty  and  obliging 
manners  are  an  immediate  incentive  to  patronage, 
is  the  candy  department. 

Mr.  O.  G.  Cardon,  the  manager,  while  yet  a 
young"  man,  possesses  all  the  characteristics  of  a live 
successful  merchant. 


Thatcher  Bros.  Banking  Co. 


18S3.  Partnership  between  Geo.  W.  Thatcher,  Moses 
Thatcher,  H.  E.  Hatch,  W.  D.  Hendricks,  S. 
T.  Josselyn,  W A.  Hossiter.  With  a Capital 
of  $58,500.00. 

Mr.  Geo.  W.  Thatcher,  Manager. 

Mr.  H.  E.  Hatch.  Cashier. 

1889.  Incorporated  as  Thatcher  Bros.  Banking  Com- 
pany. With  a Capital  of  $100,000.00. 

Mr.  Geo.  W.  Thatcher,  President. 

Mr.  L.  S.  Hills,  Vice-President. 

H.  E.  Hatch.  Cashier. 

1890.  Capital  Increased  $150,000.00.  Erect  building 
at  cost  of  $70,000.00. 

Mr.  Geo.  W.  Thatcher,  President. 

Mr.  L.  S.  Hills,  Vice-President. 

Mr.  11.  E.  Hatch,  Cashier. 

1912.  April  17  building  burned;  Total  loss.  Opened 
for  business  in  temporary  quarters,  10  a.  m., 
April  18,  1912.  No  loss  in  service  to  patrons. 
Mr.  H.  E.  Hatch,  President. 

Mr.  Geo.  F.  Thatcher,  Cashier. 

In  the  colonizing:  of  new  territory  the  neces- 
sity of  banking  'facilities  is  soon  felt.  With 
the  men  who  have  building  and  advancement 
ideas  at  heart  little  time  elapses  before  means 
of  furnishing  accomodations  to  the  settler  are 
provided. 

Such  men  as  the  Thatchers,  Hendricks, 
Hatchs,  Maughans,  and  Bensons  were  among 
the  early  settlers  of  Cache  Valley-  They  realiz- 
ed the  necessity  of  backing  facilities  and  in 
1883  set  about  to  organize  a banking  associa- 
tion known  as  Thatcher  Brothers  and  Company, 
with  a acpital  of  $58,000.00.  It  was  a partner- 
ship between  George  W.  Thatcher,  Moses  That- 
cher, H.  E.  Hatch,  W.  D.  Hendricks,  S.  T. 
Josslyn  and  W.  A.  Hossiter.  Mr.  George  W. 


1915.  April  1st  moved  into  new  home  as  shareholder 
in  stock  company  just  completed  erection  of 
modern  fire-proof  hotel  and  bank  building  at 
a cost  of  $150,000.00.  Resources  now  more 
than  $1000,000.00. 

OFFICERS  AND  DIRECTORS: 

Mr.  H.  E.  Hatch.  President. 

Mr.  M.  S.  Eccles,  Vice-President. 

Mr.  George  Thomas,  2nd  Vice-President. 

Mr.  D.  C.  Budge,  Director. 

Mr.  .1.  W.  D.  Hurren,  Director. 

Mr.  I.  K.  Hillman,  Director. 

Mr.  Geo.  B.  Hendricks,  Director. 

Joseph  Quinney,  Jr.,  Director. 

Robert  Anderson,  Director. 

J.  H.  Bankhead,  Cashier. 

Thatcher  was  installed  as  manager  and  Mr-  H.  E. 
Hatch  as  cashier.  This  form  of  organization 
was  the  only  kind  that  could  be  made  owing  to 
the  lack  of  law  of  the  Territory  of  Utah  respect- 
ing the  forming  of  companies  for  banking  pur- 
poses. 

Of  course  with  such  men  associated  and 
bent  on  growth  it  is  little  wonder  that  in  1889 
it  became  advisable  to  move  to  larger  quarters 
and  increase  the  capitalization.  It  was  then  in- 
corporated under  the  name  of  Thatcher  Brothers 
Banking  Company,  with  a capital  of  $100,000.00. 
Mr.  George  W.  Thatcher  was  president;  Mr.  L. 
S.  Hills,  vice-president  and  Mr.  H.  E.  Hatch, 
cashier.  A steadfastness  of  purpose  and  honest 
dealing  with  the  people  soon  made  it  imperative 


for  a newer  and  larger  building  with  increased 
capital  and  banking  facilities. 

In  1890  the  bank  increased  its  capitaliza- 
tion to  $150,000.00  and  built  a large  brick 
structure  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Center 
streets  at  a cost  of  $70,000.00.  A part  of  the 
building  was  used  for  banking  and  a part  for  an 
opera  house  and  still  another  part  for  mercan- 
tile purposes. 

The  bank’s  usefulness  and  popularity  con- 
tinued to  grow,  new  and  larger  demands  were 
constantly  being  made  until  it  seemed  that  some 
changes  on  the  interior  were  necessary  to  pro- 
vide room  for  the  ever  growing  business.  About 
the  time  these  plans  were  ready,  a fire  started 
in  the  basement  of  one  of  the  mercantile  stores 
and  consumed  the  entire  structure-  Notwith- 
standing this  misfortune,  which  occurred  about 
five  o’clock  in  the  afternoon  of  April  17th,  1912, 
the  bank  opened  for  regular  business  on  the 
following  morning.  Temporary  quarters  having 
been  provided  during  the  night.  The  institution 
continued  in  that  location  for  almost  three  years 
when  it  moved  into  its  present  splendid  quarters. 

The  new  location  is  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  new  Hotel  Logan  building,  erected  on  the 
site  of  the  burned  structure.  It  is  a building 
75x100  feet,  built  of  reinforced  concrete  at  a cost 
of  about  $150,000.00.  The  bank  is  a stockholder 
in  the  Hotel  Company  and  occupies  the  corner 
space  of  40x55  feet.  It  is  divided  into  depart- 
ments as  may  be  found  in  the  banks  of  cities 
many  times  the  size  of  Logan. 

Separate  departments  are  maintained  for 
commercial  banking,  for  the  use  of  all  patrons 
desiring  to  open  checking  accounts.  The  work 
of  the  tellers  is  divided  so  that  each  one  pays 
and  receives  to  a given  list  of  depositors.  Each 
customer,  no  matter  whether  the  account  be 
large  or  small,  is  entitled  to,  and  receives,  the 
same  courteous  treatment.  Collections  and  ex- 
change are  handled  with  despatch.  No  item  is 
too  small,  or  place  too  remote,  for  them  to  render 
service. 

The  facilities  offered  the  traveling  public 


in  the  sale  and  marketability  of  travelers  checks 
can  be  testified  to  by  the  splendid  results  ob- 
tained by  patrons  Who  avail  themselves  of  the 
bank’s  service.  ’travelers  checks,  cashable 
throughout  the  world  can  be  had  at  a very  nomin- 
al cost. 

A savings  department  has  been  installed 
in  which  deposits  are  received  in  amounts  of 
$1.00  or  more  and  on  which  4 per  cent,  interest 
is  paid,  compounded  quarterly.  The  object  of 
this  department  is  to  encourage  thrift  and  teach 
its  customers  that  no  matter  how  much  is  earned, 
a portion  should  be  saved.  A savings  account  is 
the  one  thing  that  can  be  depended  upon  when 
all  others  fail.  There  is  now  a deposit  in  this 
department  of  $315,000.00. 

One  part  of  the  main  lobby  has  been  set 
apart  and  furnished  for  the  comfort  of  lady 
patrons.  Encouragement  is  extended  to  ladies 
to  open  accounts  for  household  purposes. 

In  the  basement  a large  safety  deposit  vault 
has  been  thoroughly  equipped  with  safety  boxes 
and  storage  room,  so  that  patrons  having  valu- 
ables either  in  the  shape  of  papers,  deeds,  stocks, 
bonds,  silver  and  goldware,  jewelry,  furs,  in  fact 
anything  that  one  might  wish  to  keep  can  be 
safely  stored  in  this  vault.  Separate  booths  are 
near  at  hand  for  the  convenience  of  customers 
who  wish  to  examine  or  look  through  their  secur- 
ities in  safety  and  secrecy. 

Large  committee  rooms  are  at  the  disposal 
of  its  patrons.  Telephone  exchanges  are  in  all 
departments  so  that  communication  may  be  had 
with  ease. 

This  institution  is  destined  to  grow  and  serve 
all  who  wish  to  take  advantage  of  its  offerings. 
Nothing  has  been  spared  for  the  safety  and 
service  of  those  seeking  accomodations.  The 
stockholders  are  numbered  by  the  hundreds.  The 
directorate  is  as  follows:  H.  E.  Hatch,  presid- 
ent; M.  S.  Eccles,  vice-president;  George 
Thomas,  vice-president  J.  H.  Bankhead,  cashier; 
D.  C.  Budge,  I.  K.  Hillman,  Joseph  Quinney,  Jr., 
J.  W.  D.  Hurren,  George  B.  Hendricks,  and 
Robert  Anderson,  directors. 


Morrell 

Clothing 

Company 


“Morrells"  is  one  of  the  best  known  establish- 
ments in  Cache  Valley.  It  was  one  of  its  pioneer 
clothing  houses. 

For  more  than  thirty  years  it  has  been  foremost 
among  the  better  class  shops  in  supplying  the  male 
population  with  the  many  fads  and  fashions  that 
have  held  sway  during  that  time.  The  modest 
dresser  prefers  it  on  account  of  the  complete  line  of 
standard  and  well  known  goods  cariied,  while  the 
more  fashionable,  and  especially  the  young  man, 
selects  it  for  style,  fit  and  service. 


Since  the  death  of  Mr.  Joseph  Morrell,  its 
founder,  the  concern  has  been  in  the  capable  hands 
of  Mr.  William  Morrell,  his  son.  It  is  very  neatly 
and  tastefully  arranged.  The  stock  is  composed 
chiefly  of  such  high  class  goods  as  Hart,  Schaffner 
& Marx  and  Michael  Stearns  clothes.  Regal  shoes, 
Fowr.es'  gloves,  Arrow  Brand  collars  and  other 
haberdashery  as  made  only  by  firms  of  national  repu- 
tation. 

This  house  is  a splendid  example  of  the  pro- 
gressive spirit  of  Cache  Valley  and  Logan,  its  prin- 
cipal city. 


Fullmer 

Hotel 


This  place  was  formerly  known  as  the  Hotel 
Eagle,  and  has  for  a number  of  years  been  the  most 
popular  hostelry  in  Cache  Valley.  It  is  convenient^ 
ly  located  on  Main  street  in  the  heart  of  the  busi- 
ness district.  Both  the  local  cars  and  the  interur- 
ban  lines  pass  its  front  doors.  It  operates  a free  buss 
that  meets  all  trains,  both  steam  and  electric. 

Upon  entering  the  office  of  this  hotel  one  is  im- 
pressed by  the  homelike  atmosphere  that  seems  to 
prevail.  The  lobby  is  neatly  and  comfortablv  ar- 
ranged. The  mezzanine  floor  has  been  converted  into 
a convenient  writing  room. 


The  guest  chambers,  of  which  there  are  forty- 
seven,  are  scrupulously  clean  and  equipped  with  all 
the  modern  appliances  that  are  so  necessary  to  the 
comfort  of  a discriminating  public.  The  house  is 
heated  entirely  by  steam.  In  each  room  there  is  a 
telephone.  Xo  additional  charge  is  made  for  local 
calls,  though  long  distance  calls  are  charged  at  the 
prevailing  rates. 

Mr.  A.  L.  Fullmer,  the  proprietor,  is  also  the 
proprietor  of  the  Riverside  Hotel  at  Saint  Anthony, 
Idaho.  He  is  a practical  hotel  man  in  every  sense 
of  the  word  and  has  the  happy  faculty  of  making  his 
many  guests  feel  perfectly  at  home. 


Johnson  Bros. 
Contractors. 


The  many  beautiful  homes,  and  especially  the 
bungalows  that  have  been  erected  by  the  Johnson 
Brothers  during  the  ten  years  that  they  have  been 
in  the  contracting  business,  in  and  around  Logan, 
have  gained  for  them  a reputation  as'home  builders 
that  is  the  envy  of  their  less  fortunate  competitors. 


While  they  specialize  in  model  bungalows  and 
at  figures  rarely  ever  met  by  other  contractors,  they 
are  also  prepared  to  do  general  construction  in  ce- 
ment work  of  all  kinds,  the  cement  business  being 
by  no  means  a small  factor  with  them. 

If  you  intend  building  anywhere  in  this  beauti- 
ful valley  it  would  be  well  worth  your  while  to  con- 
sult Johnson  Brothers  for  estimates,  because  more 
reasonable  builders  of  modern  homes  do  not  exist. 


LYRIC  THEATRE 
Logan’s  Popular  Playhouse 


Cache 

Knitting 

Works 


Established  in  1892. 

Beginning  Fall  Ship- 
ments. 

Pioneer  Knitters  of  the 
State  and  oldest  concern 
of  its  kind  in  the  west. 


Logan  Stone  and  Monument  Co. 


Thatcher  Mill  and  Elevator  Company 


■HE  KHITTIMG_ 


Sidney  Stevens  Implement  Co. 


Crescent  Creamery  Company 


Thatcher 

Clothing 

Company 


In  the  stock  of  a strictly  modern  and  thoroughly 
up-to-date  clothing  establishment,  catering  to  a dis- 
criminating patronage,  there  must  be  carried  an  as- 
sortment of  styles  and  fads  to  suit  every  fancy, 
young  and  old  alike. 

This  store  handles  only  the  best  of  high  class 
and  standard  haberdashery.  The  suits,  overcoats, 
shoes,  shirts,  collars  and  ties  are  those  made  by 
firms  with  a national  reputation  for  first  class  goods. 


If  identified,  the  labels  sewn  in  the  clothes  of 
the  best  dressed  men  of  Cache  Valley  wotild  reveal 
the  fact  that  the  garment  was  bought  at  “Thatchers” 
— Logan’s  ultra  modern  clothes  shop. 

The  fastidious  man  of  today  is  on  an  almost 
equal  par  with  his  stylish  sister  in  the  matter  of 
choosing  clothes. 

Mr.  Preston  Thatcher,  on.e  of  Logan’s  popular 
young  business  men,  is  its  manager. 


As  an  investment  nothing  is  more  signficant  of 
real  value  than  the  fact  that  trust  and  insurance  com- 
panies as  a rule  have  their  entire  surpluses  invested 
in  real  estate  or  real  estate  mortgages.  There  are 
thousands  of  people  throughout  the  United  States 
today  who  are  casting  about  in  a search  for  a place 
to  make  a permanent  home  or  good  investment.  If 
they  could  be  reached  and  informed  of  the  splendid 
opportunities  Cache  Valley  offers  it  would  be  but  a 
short  time  until  this  valley  would  be  one  of  the  most 
densely  populated  sections  of  the  west. 

There  is  perhaps  no  real  estate  concern  in 
Cache  \ alley  that  has  any  more  desirable  property 
listed  than  this  enterprising  gentleman,  whose  well 
equipped  office  is  located  at  24  South  Main  street, 
just  across  from  the  new  Hotel  Logan.  Thoroughly 
conversant  with  every  phase  of  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness. he  is  prepared  to  handle  any  business  that 


comes  within  the  scope  of  a first  class  establishment 
of  this  nature,  including  all  branches  of  insurance, 
loans  and  rentals. 

Mr.  Hatch  has  one  of  the  largest  insurance  and 
automobile  agencies  in  the  valley.  He  is  the  local 
agent  for  some  of  the  best  insurance  and  bonding 
companies  in  the  United  States,  among  them  are  the 
Penn.  Home  National  Surety  Company,  the  Home 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York  and  the  Penn.  Mu- 
tual Life  Insurance  Company. 

This  gentleman  has  been  in  the  real  estate,  in- 
surance and  bonding  business  in  Cache  Valley  for 
seven  years.  Should  you  be  interested  in  anything 
you  may  find  in  this  book  regarding  the  opportuni- 
ties this  valley  offers,  a letter  to  Mr.  Hatch  will 
bring  you  any  information  desired  and  of  a nature 
that  can  be  depended  upon  as  reliable. 


H^H  Kf!<H 


Howell  Brothers 

Howell  Brother's,  haberdashery,'  located  on 
Main  Street,  and  conducted  by  Luther  M.  Howell, 
is  truly  the  “man’s  store."  The  stock  display  and 
arrangements  indicate  live,  energetic  management. 

A varied  assortment  of  popular  and  standard 
brands  are  carried.  The  more  conservative  dresser 
rarely  leaves  the  store  without  finding  the  article 
desired,  while  those  who  dress  more  in  the  mode  of 
the  day,  and  especially  the  young  man,  would  find  it 
difficult  to  distinguish  between  this  model  clothes 
shop  and  a similar  establishment  in  any  larger  city. 


The  Howell  Real  Estate  and 
Investment  Company 

This  company  owns  some  very  large  tracts  of 
both  developed  and  undeveloped  land  in  Blue  Creek, 
Hansel  and  Curlew  vallies  in  Box  Elder  county, 
which  adjoins  Cache  county. 

If  you  are  thinking  of  locating  in  this  section  of 
the  State  it  would  be  well  worth  your  while  to  con- 
sult this  concern  before  buying,  as  their  holdings  are 
among  those  most  preferred. 

They  also  do  an  extensive  loan  and  investment 
business.  Buying  and  selling  stocks  and  bonds  are 
an  important  feature  with  them.  The  company  is 
conveniently  located  at  20  First  North  Street,  with 
Mr.  Joseph  Howell  as  president  and  Mr.  W.  M. 
Howell  as  vice  president  and  manager,  two  of  Cache 
Valley’s  representative  and  progressive  citizens. 


Utah-ldaho  Building  Company 

The  purpose  of  this  concern  is  to  assist  the 
wage-earner  and  the  man  of  small  means  to  acquire 
a home,  to  let  him  pay  for  it  as  though  paying  rent. 
The  thing  nearest  and  dearest  to  the  heart  of  every 
man  is  to  have  a place  that  he  may  call  home,  and 
to  own  it. 

During  the  two  years  this  firm  has  been  en- 
gaged in  business,  it  has  built  over  a hundred  homes 
on  the  easy  payment  plan.  All  of  them  are  the  finest 
in  Logan  and  adjoining  cities. 

Mr.  William  Howell  is  its  president  and  Mr. 
Elijah  Thompson  its  secretary.  Mr.  Thompson  has 
had  about  fifteen  years  of  experience  in  this  line  of 
work,  and  has  built  some  of  the  best  homes  in  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Ogden. 

The  pay  roll  of  this  company  is  by  no  means  a 
small  item  among  the  pay  roll  builders  of  Logan. 
During  the  past  summer  more  than  a hundred  men 
were  employed,  engaged  in  the  construction  of  new 
homes. 

The  concern’s  business  is  quite  extensive 
throughout  Northern  Utah  and  Southern  Idaho.  Re- 
cent settlers  in  Cache  Valley  will  find  it  of  particular 
value  to  consult  them  regarding  the  building  of  a 
home. 


Elijah  Thompson 


Logan  Knitting  Factory 


Logan  is  also  the  home  of  the  Logan  Knitting 
Factory,  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated  Cee  Hive 
Brand  of  sweaters,  underwear,  jackets  and  hosiery. 
Those  who  have  used  these  goods  need  not  be  told 
of  their  superior  qualities. 

This  company,  of  which  Mr.  C.  P.  Carclon  is  at 
the  head,  selects  only  the  finest  yarns  and  other  ma- 
terials on  the  market.  The  Bee  Hive  Brand  is  well 
known  throughout  the  entire  Northwest,  Alaska  in- 
cluded, and  as  far  east  as  the  Mississippi  river.  A 
large  number  of  traveling  men  are  necessary  to  cover 
the  territory  thoroughly.  On  account  of  the  prompt 
attention  paid  to  catalogue  and  mail  order  business, 
that  particular  branch  is  by  no  means  a small  part 
of  their  business. 

The  thousands  of  testimonials  in  their  files  tell 
of  the  complete  satisfaction  of  this  famous  brand  and 
are  convincing  evidence  that  a good  garment  at  a 
fair  price  is  not  only  a satisfactory  purchase,  but  is 
the  only  kind  that  will  build  up  and  hold  such  an 
enviable  patronage  as  this  firm  enjoys. 


Unless  made  right  knit  wear  is  not  only  un- 
sightly but  uncomfortable,  and  when  worn  a few 
days  does  not  fit  the  body  snugly  as  knit  wear 
should.  To  serve  best  knit  wear  must  snugly  fit 
every  part  like  a glove  and  give  with  the  movement 
of  the  body.  These  results  are  only  accomplished 
by  actually  “building”  the  garment,  through  the 
"knit  to  measure  process”  on  what  is  known  as  the 
Lamb  Knitting  Machine,  used  in  these  mills.  The  re- 
sult is  a snug,  elastic  cuff,  comfy  body,  and  enduring 
shape,  expanding  and  contracting  with  each  move- 
ment of  the  body.  The  thousands  of  customers  who 
have  worn  their  goods  demand  the  Bee  Hive  quality 
and  style. 

The  Logan  Knitting  Factor}'-  is  in  no  way  con- 
nected or  affiliated  with  anv  other  knitting  mill. 
When  selecting  knit  goods,  as  a matter  of  protection 
against  imposters,  be  sure  that  it  bears  the  Bee  Hive 
Trade  Mark,  as  Bee  Hive  Brand  is  your  guarantee 
that  you  are  buying  the  best  that  can  be  made. 


Gessel 

Pressed 

Brick 

Company 


Mr.  Gotleib  Gessel  first  began  the  manufac- 
ture of  brick  at  Providence  in  1881.  At  that 
time  all  brick  were  made  by  hand. 

Many  of  the  older  and  substantial  brick 
structures  still  standing  throughout  Cache  Val- 
ley were  built  with  his  brick. 

In  1906  the  business  was  incorporated  un- 
der the  name  of  the  Gessel  Pressed  Brick  Com- 
pany and  was  moved  to  its  present  location. 


They  manufacture  Holland  Tile,  Pressed 
and  wire  cut  brick.  The  yearly  output  is  about 
2,500,000,  which  are  used  all  over  Cache  Valley 
and  throughout  Southern  Idaho- 

The  accompanying  illustrations  show  the 
plant  located  on  North  Sixth  West  street  and  a 
few  of  the  many  beautiful  homes  and  substan- 
tial business  blocks  built  from  brick  of  this  well 
known  pioneer  establishment. 


Jensen’s  Candy  Co. 


Mr.  W.  F.  Jensen  has  been  engaged  in  the  candy 
business  for  some  time.  Before  purchasing  the 
Ozark  Candy  Company  of  this  city  he  'vas  a partner 
in  the  Paul  & Jensen  Candy  Company  of  Preston, 
Idaho.  Since  locating  in  Bogan  he  has  succeeded  in 
building  up  an  excellent  retail  business  as  well  as  a 
large  wholesale  business.  “Jensen’s  Superior 
Candies”  and  ice  creams  are  sold  all  over  Cache  Val- 
le}'. 

His  experience  in  the  candy  business  has  been 
wide  and  varied.  It  began  in  Salt  Lake  about  seven- 
teen years  ago.  For  a while  he  was  with  the  well 


known  Morris  Candy  Company  of  Chicago,  and  af- 
terwards foreman  for  the  Bishop  Candy  Company 
of  San  Francisco.  From  there  he  went  with  F.  S. 
Kuchler  & Son,  of  Brooklyn,  as  foreman  over  their 
largest  candy  department,  later  opening  a retail  busi- 
ness in  New  York  City,  which  he  conducted  for  a 
year. 

Mr.  Jensen's  association  .with,  some  of  the  large 
est  candy  concerns  in  the  country  has  fitted  him  with 
the  knowledge  for  producing  high  grade  candies  that 
has  made  his  wholesale  business  jump  by  leaps  and 
bounds.  The  live  merchants  of  Cache  Valley  pre- 
fer to  handle  Jensen’s  Superior  Candies,  because 
they  know  they  are  always  fresh  and  pure,  and  be- 
cause they  are  made  of  the  best  material  obtainable. 


H.  A.  Pedersen  & Co. 


Kimball  Automobile  Company 


They  sell  the  earth,  abstract  it’s  title  and 
loan  money  on  it.  This  company  conducts  a 
general  real  estate,  insurance,  abstract  and  farm 
loan  business  throughout  Cache  Valley. 

For  reliable  information  regarding  farm 
lands,  values  and  opportunities,  write  to  H.  A. 
Pedersen,  34  West  First  North  street,  Logan, 
Utah. 


Almost  directly  opposite  the  new  Hotel  Logan 
is  located  the  Kimball  Auto  Company,  one  of  the 
best  equipped  garages  in  Cache  Valley.  It  is  a 
large,  roomy  structure,  capable  of  housing  dozens  of 
cars,  and  operates  a well  equipped  repair  shop  in 
connection. 

This  garage  is  the  agent  for  the  famous  Ford 
cars,  "the  car  that  gets  you  there  and  gets  you  back.” 

It  is  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Roy  Kim- 
ball, a young  man  who  makes  it  a point  to  see  that 
the  best  of  care  is  given  every  car  housed  there.  Only 
experienced  and  skilled  mechanics  are  employed. 
Everything  in  the  line  of  accessories  for  the  conveni- 
ence and  comfort  of  the  motorists  is  carried  in  stock. 
Special  attention  is  paid  to  the  tourist  trade. 


Crockett  Abstract 
Company 


Mr.  Crockett  is  another  of  the  many  Cache 
County  young  men  who  have  won  success  and 
independence  for  themselves  by  selecting  the 
city  of  their  birth  as  a field  of  endeavor. 

This  gentleman  was  born  in  Logan,  and 
after  passing  through  the  grade  and  high 
schools  of  the  city  he  graduated  in  a general 
commercial  course  from  the  Utah  Agricultur- 
al College  in  1892.  For  the  following  nine 
years  Mr.  Crockett  was  dairy  instructor  at  the 
same  college. 

He  has  been  engaged  in  the  abstract  busi- 
ness since  1906,  and  is  thoroughly  versed  in 
all  of  its  branches.  The  public  recognize  him 
in  that  line  as  an  authority  of  the  higher 
order. 

Mr.  Crockett  also  makes  a specialty  of  the 
fire  insurance  and  farm  loan  business. 

He  is  painstaking,  thorough,  and  fair  in  all 
his  dealings.  His  office  is  directly  opposite 
the  Hotel  Logan,  where  you  will  find  the  most 
up-to-date  and  complete  abstract  office  in 
Cache  County. 


Riter 

Bros. 

Drug 

Co. 


This  store  located  on  Main  street  is  the  most 
important  of  five  similar  establishments  that  are 
scattered  throughout  the  principal  cities  of  Nor- 
thern Utah,  owned  and  operated  by  The  Riter 
Brothers  Drug  Company. 

It  is  a nicely  arranged  and  well  stocked  es- 
tablishment that  would  do  credit  to  cities  many 
times  the  size  of  Logan.  This  is  one  of  the  larg- 
est establishments  of  its  nature  in  the  state,  ex- 
cepting the  Salt  Lake  and  Ogden  houses.  It  is 
the  largest  concern  engaged  in  their  line  in 
either  Utah  or  Idaho. 


Logan  Arms  and  Sporting  Goods  Co. 

It  is  a branch  of  the  Western  Arms  Company  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  is  the  third  largest  exclusive 
sporting  goods  house  in  Utah.  Everything  for  the 
sportsman  and  athlete  is  carried. 

The  store  is  located  at  X.  Main  street,  under  the 
management  of  Mr.  Harry  T.  Stonev,  who  has  been 
in  the  athletic  business  for  a number  of  years.  Play- 
ing professional  baseball  for  fifteen  years  and  acting 
as  coach  for  the  School  of  Mines  of  Colorado  has 
given  him  valuable  experience  in  the  sporting  goods 
line.  He  knows  your  wants  and  has  the  goods.  As- 
sociated with  him  is  Mr.  Frank  Jones,  a pleasing  and 
up-to-date  clerk. 


E.  L.  Johnson 
& Sons 
Lumber  Co. 


Xo  matter  what  size  the  town  or  where  it  is  lo- 
cated, there  is  one  business  in  particular  that  is 
largely  essential  to  that  town’s  growth  and  that  is  a 
progressive  lumber  company. 

The  E.  L.  Johnson  & Sons  Lumber  Company  of 
Log'an  is  one  of  Cache  Valley’s  well  established  and 
widely  known  concerns.  It  is  conveniently  located 
on  South  Main  Street,  just  a few  blocks  from  the 
heart  of  the  business  district. 


American  Steam 
Laundry 

Here  you  will  find  a thoroughly  modern 
and  up-to-date  establishment  of  its  nature,  and 
or.e  that  takes  personal  pride  in  doing  only  high 
class  Laundering,  Dry  Cleaning,  Dyeing  and 
Repairing,  for  which  they  are  thoroughly  equip- 
ped in  each  department. 

A unique  and  most  worthy  plan  of  inter- 
esting itsself  in  the  small  army  of  people  re- 
quired to  successfully  conduct  its  affairs  is  con- 
tinually practiced.  Each  worker  is  taught  to 
feel  that  they  are  a part  of  the  institution  and 
are  just  as  much  interested  in  the  affairs  of 


They  carry  a large  stock  of  plain  and  dressed 
lumber,  builders’  hardware,  sash  and  doors  and 
operate  a well  equipped  planing  mill  in  connection. 

The  place  is  under  the  management  of  Mr.  E.  L. 
Johnson.  By  placing-  your  order  there  you  are  as- 
sured of  getting  what  you  want  in  the  building  line 
and  also  of  getting-  it  when  you  want  it,  and  at  the 
lowest  possible  prices.  Bids  cheerfully  submitted 
to  the  individual  builder  as  well  as  the  contractor. 

their  co-workers  as  theis  own ; that  they  are  not 
merely  a cog  in  a wheel,  or  a part  of  necessary 
machinery. 


J.  N. 
Jensen 


This  gentleman  has  been  engaged  in  the 
saw  mill  business  in  Cache  Valley  for  a great 
many  years.  He  has  recently  moved  to  a better 
equipped  location  on  South  Main  street,  that  is 
much  more  convenient  for  his  trade  than  his 
former  location. 


Cache  County  Farmers’ 
Society  of  Equity 


Every  thriving  farming  community  such  as 
Cache  Valley  should  ha\e  an  establishment  operat- 
ing along  the  lines  of  this  most  worthy  concern.  It 
is  organized  especially  for  the  benefit  of  the  farmer. 
They  are  its  stockholders  and  principal  patrons.  The 
directors  and  officers  are  all  farmers  with  good  busi- 
ness training.  Its  business  dealings  and  relations 
with  them  are  truly  significant  of  the  name  that  it 
bears. 

The  prime  motive  of  an  institution  of  this  na- 
ture is  to  act  as  a clearing  house  for  the  farmer  to 
assist  him  in  both  buying  and  selling.  Here  he  may 
bring  his  produce  for  shipping  and  also  have  the 
services  of  experienced  buyers  in  securing  his  sup- 
plies. 

On  the  floor  of  its  salesroom  is  to  be  found  a 
large  line  of  farm  implements,  wagons,  buggies,  har- 
ness and  the  many  other  things  so  necessary  to  the 


agricultural  industry.  The  assurance  of  an  approxi- 
mate volume  of  business  enables  the  concern  to  sell 
at  a figure  rarely  ever  reached  by  the  other  mercan- 
tile houses. 

The  net  profits  of  the  Society  are  declared  into 
yearly  dividends  and  distributed  among  its  stock- 
holders, who  therefore  receive  double  benefits,  inter- 
est on  their  money  invested  in  its  stock  and  a saving 
on  the  supplies  bought. 

The  Society  is  comfortably  housed  in  a large 
structure  on  South  Main  street,  just  a short  distance 
from  the  center  of  the  business  district.  In  the  rear 
is  a wagon  yard  with  ample  room  for  stabling  dozens 
of  teams. 

The  management  is  entrusted  with  Mr.  Joseph 
G.  Salisbury,  a very  energetic  and  capable  young 
man  who  seems  to  take  a great  interest  in  his  work. 
He  is  very  popular  with  the  many  customers  of  this 
most  commendable  enterprise. 


conducts  as  a model  dairy  farm,  which  adjoins  the 
town  of  Franklin,  Idaho.  His* father  settled  there  in 
1860,  for  whom  Mount  Smart,  near  there,  was 
named. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen,  Mr.  Smart  left  the  home 
place  and  was  gone  for  about  fifteen  years,  during 
which  time  he  began  in  the  cattle  and  sheep  busi- 
ness. About  five  years  ago  he  bought  the  old  home 
place  and  converted  it  into  a model  dairy  and  breed- 
ing farm.  He  has  it  fenced  into  ten  acre  tracts  which 
are  used  principally  for  pasturage.  Only  thorough- 
bred stock  are  considered,  such  as  pure  Holstein 
cows,  Duroc  and  Tanuvorth  hogs. 

One  interesting  feature  of  the  place  is  the  barn, 
which  is  a most  model  one.  The  cows  are  all 
milked  with  the  celebrated  Himnan  patented  milker. 
Their  food  is  stored  on  the  second  floor,  where  it  is 
chopped  by  machinery  and  fed  down  to  them.  The 
accompanying  illustration  show  many  interesting 
scenes  in  and  around  the  L.  S.  Smart  Dairy  Farm. 

Mr.  Smart  makes  his  home  in  Logan.  With  the 
exception  of  an  interest  in  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Logan,  his  entire  holdings  are  in  the  cattle  and 
sheep  industry.  He  is  a young  man,  very  likable 
and  quite  progressive. 


L.  S.  Smart 


During  the  fifteen  years  that  this  gentleman  has 
Teen  in  the  cattle  and  sheep  business  in  Utah  and 
Idaho,  he  has  gradually  grown  to  be  one  of  those  two 
states’  largest  shippers  as  well  as  a breeder  of  thor- 
oughbred dairy  cows  and  hogs.  Chicago,  Omaha  and 
Los  Angeles  packing  houses  all  know  his  brand. 

Mr.  Smart  was  born  on  the  place  that  he  now 


N.  J. 

DeSanders 

SPORTING 
GOODS 

LOGAN  anrl  Cache  Valley  offer  an  attractive  field  for  this  sort 
of  business.  On  account  of  the  many  schools  and  colleges, 
there  is  a constant  demand  for  the  many  things  that  go 
towards  equipping  the  field  and  track  athlete. 

Here  you  will  find  a complete  line  of  the  leading  athletic 
goods  and  everything  so  essential  to  the  sportsman,  such  as  guns,  ammunition,  fishing  tackle,  etc. 


The  store  is  located  at  54  West,  First  North  street,  with  a large  and  well  equipped  repair  shop 
in  the  rear.  It  is  the  leading  bicycle  and  motorcycle  house  of  the  valley. 


Mr.  DeSanders  has  the  exclusive  agency  for  Cache  Valley  for  Spaulding  athletic  goods,  Pierce 
bicycles  and  the  famous  Excelsior  motorcycle.  The  popularity  of  the  machines  sold  by  him  is  dem- 
onstrated daily  by  the  amount  of  them  seen  on  our  streets  and  highways,  which  outnumber  all  other 
makes  put  together. 


CACHE  VALLEY 
COMMISSION 
COMPANY. 

Thirty  thousand  dollars’  worth  of  eggs  and 
chickens  in  eight  months  is  a volume  of  business  not 
to  be  scoffed  at  by  any  commission  firm.  Yet  that  is 
the  value  of  those  particular  farm  products  shipped 
by  this  concern  since  last  February,  which  is  suf- 
ficient proof  that  Cache  Valley  products  are  very 
much  in  demand. 

This  house  ships  eggs  and  poultry  daily  to  the 
best  cafes  and  hotels  throughout  the  larger  cities  of 
Utah  and  the  Rocky  Mountain  region.  The  “A-l 
Breakfast”  eggs  shipped  by  them  are  all  that  could 
be  desired  by  their  many  discriminating  patrons. 

In  connection  with  the  egg  and  poultry  business, 
they  are  also  large  shippers  of  apples,  potatoes,  hay 
and  grain  in  car  load  l-ots. 

Mr.  G.  B.  Bowen,  the  manager,  is  one  of  the  val- 
ley’s live  wire  business  men.  His  advice  to  the  farm- 
er of  this  section  is  to  raise  more  chickens — pay 
more  attention  to  the  egg  and  poultry  business — for 


his  chief  difficulty  is  securing  enough  of  those  par- 
ticular products  to  supply  the  demand  of  this  firm’s 
many  customers. 


T.  K. 
Obray 


Mr.  Tom  Obray  of  Paradise,  is  probably  one  of 
the  largest  wool  growers  we  have  in  this  section.  He 
has  attained  that  distinction  by  persistent  plugging. 

Not  more  than  a score  of  years  ago,  he  was  do- 
ing a good  day’s  work  at  “logging*’  up  in  Logan  Can- 


yon for  thirty  dollars  per  month.  That  particular 
kind  of  work  not  being  to  his  liking,  he  hired  out  as 
a sheep  herder  for  twenty-seven  dollars  and  fifty 
cents  per  month,  which  he  followed  for  nine  years. 

During  that  time — aside  from  supporting  a 
family — he  managed  to  save  $900,  with  which  he 
bought  two  hundred  head  of  sheep.  This  really 
marked  his  entrance  into  the  wool  growing  business, 
1 hough  he  retained  his  position  as  herder  for  some 
time  afterwards  and  continued  to  invest  his  savings 
in  sheep. 

At  one  time  Mr.  Obray  owned  a few  more  than 
six  thousand  sheep,  but  about  five  years  ago,  due  to 
the  new  Federal  Reserve  Laws  not  allowing  him  suf- 
ficient grazing  lands  he  was  forced  to  dispose  of  half 
of  them.  The  remainder  of  the  older  ones  are  kept 
for  wool  growing,  while  the  youngsters  are  marketed 
for  mutton. 

The  accompanying  illustrations  show  a few  in- 
teresting scenes  around  his  home  and  ranch.  His 
entire  holdings  and  interests,  with  the  exception  of 
an  investment  in  the  stock  of  the  First  National 
P>ank  of  Logan,  are  centered  in  the  wool  growing  in- 
dustry. 

Cache  Valley  has  proved  to  be  sufficiently  inter- 
esting and  lucrative  for  this  energetic  gentleman. 


Boosters  Inn. 

This  little  cafe,  located  on  First  North  street, 
is  rather  unique  in  arrangement.  It  was  originally 
opened  as  a “lunch  car,"  but  since  Air.  A.  C.  Strat- 
ton, the  present  owner  bought  it  about  six  years  ago, 
it  has  taken  on  a different  aspect.  Though  still  utiliz- 
ing the  car,  he  has  made  'several  additions,  one  of 
them  being  a cozy  dining  room  for  ladies  and  gentle- 
men. 

Choice  steaks  are  a specialty,  while  game  and 
mountain  trout  are  served  in  season.  An  appetizing 
bill  of  fare  is  always  offered. 

It  is  Logan's  most  popular  restaurant  and  the 
one  place  in  the  city  that  never  closes. 


J.  F.  Schirmeister 

The  interior  decorations  and  designs  of 
practically  all  of  the  better  class  homes  of 
Cache  county  have  been  done  according  to 
the  ideas  of  Mr.  Schirmeister,  a master  hand,, 
who  spent  several  years  learning  the  trade  in 
his  native  land,  Germany. 

In  his  shop,  on  South  Main  Street,  will  be 
found  a nice  stock  of  paints  and  oils  and  a 
generous  assortment  of  the  latest  designs  in 
wall  paper  and  other  interior  decorations. 


Richmond  is  one  of  the  prosperous  cities  of 
Cache,  situated  at  the  foot  of  the  mountains  on  the 
east  side  of  the  valley,  about  four  miles  south  of  the 
Idaho  line. 

The  fall  of  '59  and  the  spring  of  '60  is  a part  of 
our  history  that  has  become  very  dear  to  the  hearts 
of  our  citizens.  It  was  then  our  pioneer  fathers 
settled  here  with  a determination  to  conquer  and 
build.  The  majority  of  the  population  today  are 
descendants  of  those  '59  and  '60  pioneers.  The 
same  surnames  that  made  history  then  are  making 


our  history  now,  viz:  Merrill,  Hendricks,  Harris, 
Funk,  Shepard,  Bair,  Brower,  Burnham,  Bullen, 
Robinson,  Whittle,  Webb,  Bright,  Dobson,  Lewis, 
Alonson,  and  others.  Richmond  energy  and  push 
showed  itself  early  in  our  history  by  furnishing 
numerous  freighters,  railway  builders  and  capable 
men,  which  made  us  even  in  those  days  quite  fam- 
ous for  our  visible  wealth,  and  today  her  native  sons 
are  well  to  the  front  in  perpetuating  and  maintaining 
that  fame. 

The  last  fifteen  years,  however,  has  developed 


some  of  the  wealth  it  produces  put  back  in  farm  de- 
velopment or  it  will  soon  become  poverty  stricken. 


A wealth  producing  city  must  learn  to  keep  a 
good  proportion  of  the  wealth  it  produces  working 
at  home,  or  it  will  become  a poverty  stricken  city. 

So  it  is  with  population.  A city  that  produces 
population  must  keep  a majority  of  the  population 
working  where  it  is  produced,  if  that  city  would 
prosper.  None  can  be  so  loyal  to  a city  as  its  na- 
tive sons.  Richmond  therefore  invites  the  wealth  of 
less  loyal  cities,  by  adhering  to  the  principle  of 
making  our  wealthy  resources  produce  all  the  wealth 
we  can  and  then  keep  that  wealth  working  at  the 
place  it  is  produced.  We  further  invite  people  from 
less  prosperous  cities  by  adhering  to  the  principle 
of  keeping  our  native  sons  working  where  they  are 
produced. 


MR.  S.  W.  HENDRICKS,  Postmaster. 

more  modern  industrial  enterprise  than  any  previ- 
ous period. 

The  creamery,  sugar  and  condensed  milk  indus- 
tries, the  pure  bred  dairy  cattle,  pure  bred  hogs,  and 
pure  bred  horse  industries,  city  water  works,  elec- 
tric lights,  paved  sidewalks,  graded  streets,  modern 
mercantile  houses,  a free  public  Carnegie  library, 
and  a state  bank  are  products  of  this  historical 
period  and  give  to  us  quite  a city  appearance. 
Many  of  our  homes  are  just  as  modern,  if  not  so 
elaborate,  as  are  the  homes  of  larger  cities.  It’s 
started,  it’s  coming,  it’s  growing,  this  spirit  of 
home  loyalty,  home  pride,  home  development,  home 
love,  home  comfort  and  home  advertising  in  the 
country  towns. 

Our  home  industrial  development  has  just  be- 
gun. What  do  we  need  to  keep  it  moving  more 
rapidly?  More  people?  Yes,  but  what  we  need 
more  than  more  people  is  more  farm  and  industrial 
development  by  the  people  we  already  have. 

The  producers  of  wealth  must  learn  that  the 
highest  degree  of  prosperity  comes  by  keeping  their 
wealth  working  in  the  place  where  it  is  produced. 
A constantly  wealth  producing  farm  must  have 


If  a wealth  producing  city  that  keeps  a majority 
of  its  producing,  wealth  working  for  home  industrial 
development  and  keeps  its  native  sons  from  migrat- 
ing, will  not  induce  an  influx  of  wealth  and  popula- 
tion? What  will? 


CARNAGIE  LIBRARY. 


Richmond  is  far  ahead  of  the  average  city  of  its 
size  in  the  way  of  musical  entertainment.  Both  the 
city  council  and  commercial  club  are  to  be  con- 
gratulated for  furnishing  and  maintaining  such  a 
splendid  organization  as  the  Richmond  Military 
Band. 

It  is  composed  of  twenty-one  talented  musi- 
cians, all  of  whom  are  young  men  of  that  city  aud 
is  considered  one  of  Cache  Valley’s  most  popular 

bands. 


They  give  regular  monthly  band  dances  that  are 
iery  popular  with  the  young  people,  also  concerts 
every  Sunday  evening  during  the  summer  months, 
and  are  regularly  engaged  to  play  at  the  County 
Fair. 

They  are  indeed  fortunate  in  having  secured' 
such  an  able  director  as  Mr.  Amanson  of  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, Utah,  who  has  gained  a reputation  in  musical 
circles  of  Cache  Valley  that  A the  envy  of  many  less 
gifted  persons. 


A.  A.  Thomas 

Drug 

Company. 


Conservati\re  methods,  extreme  care  and  precise 
judgment  upon  the  part  of  those  engaged  in  it  make 
the  drug  business  a branch  of  human  endeavor  and 
commercial  activity  that  has  much  to  do  with  the 
progress  and  general  Avelfare  of  the  community  of 
which  it  is  a part. 

This  wide  awake  and  progressive  concern  carijes 
a most  complete  and  comprehensive  stock  of  every- 
thing known  to  the  line.  With  modern  and  up-to- 
date  fixtures,  its  shehres  and  show  cases  are  filled  to 
overflowing  with  a stock  that  is  fresh  and  clean  in 


every  respect.  Everything  in  the  nature  of  staple 
and  standard  ■ drugs,  patent  rubber  goods,  toilet  ar- 
ticles, perfumes  and  sundries,  as  Avell  as  a complete 
line  of  all  of  the  popular  brands  of  foreign  and  do- 
mestic cigars  and  tobaccos  are  carried,  and  their 
soda  fountain  is  one  of  the  most  popular  in  the  city. 

Mr.  A.  A.  Thomas,  owner  and  manager,  is  one 
of  the  progressive  young  men  of  the  community  who 
is  every  ready  and  Avilling  to  assume  his  share  of  any 
enterprise  that  may  be  put  forward  to  advance  Rich- 
mond or  Cache  Valley  in  general. 


People’s 

Mercantile 

Company. 


Very  few  stores  are  found 
in  cities  the  size  of  Richmond 
that  are  as  elegantly  stocked 
with  the  many  needs  and  re- 
quirements for  the  general 
household  as  the  People’s 
Mercantile  Company.  It  is 
housed  in  a large  two-story 
brick  building  located  at  the 
corner  of  Main  and  State 
streets. 

Here  you  will  find  a complete  line  of  groceries, 
dry  goods,  furnishings,  crockery  and  hardware.  One 
side  of  the  story  is  occupied  entirely  by  the  grocery, 
crockery  and  hardware  department,  where  only  high 
grade  goods  are  carried.  The  larger  section  of  the 

The  concern  was  established  in  1896,  with  C.  E. 
Harris  as  manager,  who  later  acquired  controlling 
interest  of  the  company.  Since  that  time  it  has  grown 
from  a very  modest  concern  to  an  establishment 
that  does  a business  of  more  than  $60,000  annually. 

Because  of  the  excellent  interurban  car  service 


from  the  near  by  towns  of  Coveville,  Franklin  and 
Lewiston,  the  management  finds  it  necessary  to  em- 
ploy a large  number  of  salespeople  to  take  care  of 
the  trade. 

Mr.  Harris,  a congenial,  affable  gentleman,  well 
informed  on  the  conditions  and  prospects  of  Rich- 
mond, has  the  honor  of  holding  the  important  office 
of  mayor  of  that  beautiful  progressive  little  city, 
establishment  is  given  over  to  an  elegant  line  of 
dress  goods,  ladies’  ready  to  wear  garments  and 
novelties. 


Richmond 

Co-Operative 

Mercantile 

Institute. 


The  city  of  Richmond  is  looked  upon  through- 
out Utah  as  being  a very  important  factor  in  the  af- 
fairs of  Cache  Valley  and  the  northern  part  of  the 
state.  This  progressive  and  enterprising  concern  has 
played  no  little  part  in  establishing  that  reputation. 

This  concern  was  organized  in  1903  with  the 
late  Apostle  M.  W.  Merrill  as  president,  a man  who 
realized  that  absolute  confidence  in  the  honesty  and 
integrity  of  an  enterprise  catering  to  public  patron- 
age is  one  of  the  most  essential  things  necessary  to 
that  concern’s  success. 

It  is  established  in  a large  brick  building,  located 


on  Main  street  in  the  heart  of  the  shopping  district 
and  well  equipped  for  handling  the  trade  of  Rich- 
mond and  vicinity.  A complete  and  up-to-date  line 
of  dry  goods,  men’s  furnishings  and  shoes  are  always 
in  stock.  One  section  of  the  store  is  devoted  entirely 
to  crockery,  kitchen  ware  and  high  grade  groceries. 

Mr.  J.  W.  Funk,  a courteous  and  obliging  gen- 
tleman, who  makes  it  a point  to  study  the  needs  and 
requirements  of  its  many  customers,  is  its  manager 
and  secretary.  The  store  has  gained  a reputation 
for  conservatism  and  stability  as  might  well  be  indi- 
cated by  the  man  who  was  its  first  president. 


State 

Bank 

Of 

Richmond 


The  very  heart  of  the  commercial  life  of  a com- 
munity through  which  flow  the  financial  currents  of 
business,  and  upon  which  to  a great  extent  depends 
its  future  prosperity  is  its  banking  interest.  There 
is  not  the  least  possibility  of  a doubt  but  that  the 
stability  of  the  commercial  and  industrial  interests 
of  a community  are  to  a very  large  extent  dependent 
upon  the  policy  and  condition  of  its  local  bank.  To 
intelligently  serve  its  many  customers  and  deposit- 
ors, it  must  keep  in  close  touch  with  business  con- 
ditions both  at  home  and  abroad  and  act  not  only  as 
a guardian  over  surplus  funds  and  supporter  of  each 
local  enterprise,  but  also  as  watchman  over  new 
concerns  and  counsellor  to  those  w hose  business  in- 
terests are  steadily  on  the  increase.  A sound  and 
conservative  banking  house,  directed  by  men  of  ex- 
perience and  knowm  integrity  is  a blessing  to  any 
farming  community  and  in  this  respect  Richmond  is 
extremely  fortunate. 

The  State  Bank  of  Richmond,  organized  in  1908 
with  a paid  up  capital  of  $25,000,  is  housed  in  its 
own  handsome  two-story  brick  building  at  the  corner 
of  Main  and  State  street.  It  offers  to  the  public 
every  modern  convenience  in  the  handling  of  its  fi- 
nances. Though  comparatively  a young  concern,  it 
boasts  of  an  average  deposit  of  about  $175,000.  Aside 
from  their  many  local  depositors,  they  carry  several 


accounts  from  the  near  by  towns  of  Trento,  Preston, 
Oxford,  Dowmey,  Franklin  and  Lewiston. 

It  operates  a thoroughly  equipped  savings  de- 
partment and  pays  four  per  cent  on  all  deposits  left 
there  for  three  months  or  longer. 

Since  organization,  this  institution  has  paid  its 
stockholders  a yearly  dividend  of  eight  per  cent  and 
has  created  a surplus  of  $5,000. 

The  directorate  is  as  follows:  M.  S.  Browning 
of  Ogden,  president : J.  W.  Funk  of  Richmond,  vice 
president;  George  G.  Hendricks  of  Richmond,  cash- 
ier; M.  S.  Eccles  of  Logan,  H.  E.  Hatch  of  Logan, 
C.  E.  Harris  of  Richmond,  and  J.  M.  Hendricks  of 
Richmond.  These  gentlemen  have  a reputation  for 
honesty  and  integrity  throughout  Cache  Valley  that 
is  unquestioned. 


Christensen  Millinery  Company 

The  ladies  of  Richmond  and  vicinity  are  very 
fortunate  in  having  such  a fashionable  establishment 
of  this  nature  in  their  community.  It  is  without 
doubt  the  largest  and  most  up-to-date  millinery  shop 
in  Cache  Valley,  to  be  found  outside  of  Logan  and 
Preston. 

Mrs.  Christensen,  who  has  conducted  the  shop 
for  the  past  twelve  years,  is  an  adept  at  the  art  of 
moulding  and  shaping  the  many  delicate  fabrics  used 
in  the  making  of  the  latest  creations  of  feminine 
head-dress.  Aside  from  her  many  Richmond  cus- 
tomers, quite  a number  of  patrons  are  drawn  from 
the  near  by  towns  of  Lewiston,  Trenton,  Franklin, 
and  Coveville. 

The  shop  is  housed  in  her  own  nice  two-story 
brick  building,  located  on  Main  Street,  in  the  heart 
p{  the  business  district. 

Mrs.  Christensen’s  long  experience  in  the  milli- 
nery business  in  Cache  Valley  has  won  for  her  a 
reputation  that  might  well  be  envied  by  the  more 
extensive  concerns  of  the  larger  cities. 


Hendricks  Confectionery  Company 


A.  A.  Olsen’s  Confectionery 


Richmond  Lumber  Yard 


SMITHFIELD 


SMITHFIELD  is  indeed  a flourishing  little 
city.  You  will  like  it  at  a glance.  At 
every  turn  you  will  feel  that  air  of  pros- 
perity and  contentment  that  is  to  be  found  in 
any  thriving  community. 

Any  one  of  the  little  band  of  pioneers  who 
first  settled  there  over  fifty  years  ago  when  the 
place  was  nothing  more  than  a trackless  desert 
and  the  haunt  of  the  Indian  and  wild  beasts,  may 
well  look  with  pride  on  the  little  city  of  today 
that  is  the  result  of  their  early  labors. 

In  is  ideally  located  eight  miles  north  of 
Logan,  on  the  lines  of  the  Oregon  Short  Line 
Railroad  and  the  Ogden,  Logan  and  Idaho  Elec- 
tric Railway  and  in  and  surrounded  by  a very 
rich  agricultural  country- 


It  has  a population  of  eighteen  hundred 
people.  Its  streets  are  well  lighted,  wide,  nicely 
shaded  and  kept  in  excellent  condition.  Within 
the  past  few  years  several  miles  of  paved  side- 
walks have  been  laid  and  many  other  civic  im- 
provements made.  It  also  has  an  excellent  water 
system.  The  schools  are  a part  of  that  system 
that  so  distinguishes  Cache  Valley. 

A stroll  through  the  resident  section  will  re- 
veal many  beautiful  homes,  several  of  them 
bungalows,  patterned  along  the  lines  that  are  so 
popular  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  Not  a few  of  them 
are  owned  by  the  farmers  and  cattle  men  of  that 
section. 

This  flourishing  little  city  supports  several 
substantial  stores  and  many  other  business  con- 


Residence  of  Dr.  Jarvis 


Interior  Smithfield  Pharmacy 


cerns.  The  stores  are  very  modern  and  carry 
splendid  stocks.  One  of  the  largest  brick  plants 
in  the  valley  is  located  there,  also  a well  stocked 
lumber  yard;  a large  farm  implement  house; 
two  flour  mills,  one  of  them  has  a capacity  of 
one  hundred  barrels  per  day;  and  a branch  con- 
densing plant  of  the  Utah  Condensed  Milk  Com- 
pany. 

The  country  immediately  tributary  to  Smith- 
field  is  devoted  principally  to  the  agricultural, 
cattle  and  sheep  industry.  Whether  you  be  mer- 
chant, manufacturer  or  farmer,  a trip  through 
Cache  Valley  would  be  well  worth  your  while. 

The  following  pages  contain  a brief  resume 
of  the  principal  business  houses  of  the  city. 
These  concerns  are  succeeding  wonderfully  in 
making  their  city  one  of  Cache  Valley’s  most  de- 
sired spots  in  which  to  live.  The  secretary  of 


the  Commercial  Club  will  be  glad  to  furnish  you 
with  any  information  you  may  desire,  not  found 
in  this  booklet,  concerning  that  prosperous  sec- 
tion. 


E.  R.  Miles  Mercantile  Store 


Smithfield  Brick  and  Tile  Company 


Smithfield 

Lumber 

Company 


There  is  one  class  of  business  in  every  progres- 
sive city,  town  or  community,  no  matter  how  large 
or  small  that  must  keep  abreast  of  the  times,  and 
that  is  the  lumber  concerns.  A glance  around  this 
thriving  little  city  will  show  you  what  an  important 
part  the  Smithfield  Lumber  Company  is  playing  in 
its  development. 

In  its  sheds  and  on  the  yard  you  will  find  a 


complete  stock  of  raw  and  dressed  building  material. 
In  a neatly  arranged  display  room  just  off  of  the  of- 
fice you  will  find  a generous  stock  of  builders’ 
hardware,  mechanics’  tools,  cutlery,  crockery,  auto 
oils,  paints  and  sporting  goods. 

The  establishment  is  under  the  management  of 
Mr.  W.  C.  Clavpool,  an  unusually  congenial  and 
obliging  gentleman  who  seems  to  consider  his  many 
duties  as  that  many  real  pleasures. 


E.  R.  Miles 


The  E.  R.  Miles  store  is  one  of  the  best  known 
in  Cache  Valley  and  is  looked  upon  by  all  who  are 
familiar  with  it  as  Smithfield’s  leading  mercantile 
institute.  It  is  comfortably  housed  in  a large  two- 
story  brick  building  which  stands  at  the  corner  of 
Main  and  Depot  street. 

The  stock  of  this  concern  is  most  complete,  em- 
bracing everything  that  a live  mercantile  company 
should  carry,  for  comfort  and  convenience  of  the 
prosperous  community  that  it  serves.  Aside  from  a 


large  well  assorted  stock  of  high  grade  and  standard 
groceries,  they  also  carry  a full  line  of  men’s  furnish- 
ings and  ladies’  ready  to  wear  goods,  and  make  a 
specialty  of  dress  goods  and  notions. 

For  the  convenience  of  the  many  automobile 
parties,  tourists  especially,  who  visit  Smilhfield,  a 
well  equipped  garage  has  been  opened  by  the  man- 
agement just  a feAv  doors  from  the  store. 

The  business  is  now  managed  by  Mr.  Miles’ 
sons,  who  are  consistent  advocates  for  any  cause  ad- 
vanced in  the  interest  of  their  community. 


Smithfield 

Implement 

Company 


The  best  evidence  of  a prosperous  and  thriving 
farming  community  is  the  number  of  varied  business 
interests  that  it  supports. 

Smithfield  may  well  be  classed  as  one  of  Cache 
Valley’s  most  prosperous  sections,  and  the  Smith- 
field  Implement  Company,  as  one  of  its  most  enter- 
prising concerns.  They  carry  everything  in  the 
farm  machinery  line.  On  the  floor  and  in  the  ware- 
house of  this  concern  will  be  found  the  complete  line 
of  the  Moline  Farm  Implements,  Deering  Harvest- 


ing Machines,  Schuttler  Wagons,  Hennie  Buggies, 
J.  I.  Case  Threshers  and  an  excellent  stock  of  high 
grade  saddles  and  harness.  They  also  have  the 
agency  for  the  Case  Automobile,  a very  popular  ma- 
chine in  this  section  of  the  country. 

The  stock  of  this  concern  is  held  entirely  by 
Smithfield  men.  The  management  is  entrusted  with 
Mr.  William  Homer,  a very  capable  and  enterprising 
gentleman,  who,  with  the  other  stockholders  of  the 
company,  consider  Smithfield  as  one  of  Cache  Val- 
ley’s most  progressive  cities. 


Jos.  J. 
Richardson 


Mere  is  one  of  Cache  Valley’s  staunchest  sup- 
porters and  most  ardent  boosters.  He  is  very  much 
interested  in  building  up  the  little  city  that  has  ten- 
dered him  the  honor  of  electing  him  its  mayor.  Any 
movement  that  is  for  the  betterment  of  that  com- 
munity is  sure  to  have  his  support. 

Aside  from  looking  after  die  many  affairs  of  his 
public  office,  he  has  for  many  years  been  engaged 
in  the  cattle  business,  principally  dairy  cows  and 
is  the  valley’s  largest  dealer  in  cattle  and  dairy 
cows. 

For  years  Mr.  Richardson  has  been  very  promi- 
nent in  the  affairs  of  Cache  County  and  was  for  four 
years  County  Assessor. 

He  owns  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  farm 
and  range  land,  located  a short  distance  southwest 
of  Smithfield,  and  a beautiful  home  at  the  corner  of 
First  South  and  First  West  streets. 

Mr.  Richardson  is  a man  known  throughout  the 
valley  and  among  his  business  associates  as  being 
a wide  awake,  progressive  business  man  and  a valu  - 
able citizen  to  his  community. 


G.  Y. 
Smith 


This  gentleman  is  a native  and  resident  of 
Smithfield,  having  been  born  there  in  1896.  A fter 
finishing  the  grade  schools  there  he  farmed  for  a few 
cars,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  he  secured  employ- 
ment at  the  Farmers’  Union  Mills. 

In  1892  he  went  to  Scotland  on  a mission  for 
the  Mormon  Church.  Upon  his  return  he  took  up 
his  duties  at  the  mill,  where  he  remained  until  he 
decided  to  locate  in  Preston,  Idaho,  and  engage  in 
the  clothing  business,  which  he  conducted  for  five 
years. 

Mr.  Smith  returned  to  Smithefild  in  1902  and 
entered  the  real  estate  business,  which  he  conducted 
until  he  and  the  late  Mr.  E.  R.  Miles  opened  a co- 
partnership bank  with  Mr.  Smith  as  cashier.  Since 
that  time  it  has  been  incorporated  into  a national 
bank  and  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  fi- 
nancial institutions  of  Cache  Valley. 

Every  movement  of  any  significance  at  all  con- 
cerning Smithfield  has  at  some  time  been  of  interest 
to  Mr.  Smith.  He  wras  instrumental  in  launching 
the  Smithfield  Union  Hall,  The  Smithfield  Imple- 
ment Company,  and  the  Smithfield  Brick  and  Tile 
Company.  He  owns  half  interest  in  the  Smith- 
Miles  Farm,  of  two  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  lo- 
cated two  miles  west  of  the  city,  and  an  interest  in 
the  Gilt  Edge  Roller  Mills  of  Richmond. 

In  January,  1910,  Mr.  Smith  was  made  Eishop  of  Smith- 
field’s  First  Ward  Church  of  the  Latter-Day  Saints.  He  has 
been  a man  much  devoted  to  his- home  city  and  ever  ready  to 
assist  in  any  forward  movement. 


Ralph 
T.  Merrill 
M.  D. 


Dr.  Merrill  is  a native  of  Smith-field  and  has 
elected  to  spend  practically  all.  of  his  life  there  with 
the  exception  of  three  years  that  he  spent  on  a mis- 
sion throughout  Germany,  Italy  and  Switzerland  for 
the  Mormon  Church,  and  the  years  he  spent  at  vari- 
ous colleges  pursuing  the  study  of  medicine  and  sur- 
gery. 

Shortly  after  graduating  from  the  Chicago  Col- 
lege of  Medicine  and  Surgery  in  lylO,  he  returned  to 


Smithfield  and  opened  offices  at  his  present  location 
in  the  Miles  Block.  Since  then  he  has  twice  been 
elected  mayor  of  that  beautiful  little  city.  It  was 
during  his  administration  that  many  civic  improve- 
ments were  made,  including  enlarging  and  perfect- 
ing the  water  system  and  granting  the  franchise  to 
the  Interurban  Car  Line. 

The  Doctor  owns  a very  valuable  farm  of  one 
hundred  acres  adjoining  Smithfield,  all  of  which  is 
under  cultivation,  and  one  of  that  city’s  most  com- 
fortable homes.  He  also  owns  a half  section  of  dry 
farm  land  near  Arimo,  Idaho. 

Of  the  many  places  visited  by  Dr.  Merrill,  none 
suit  him  so  well  as  the  progressive  little  city  of  his 
birth. 


W.  H.  Smith 

Smithfield  claims  this  gentlemen  as  one  of  its 
native  sons.  He  was  born  there  in  1875,  and  has 
been  satisfied  to  make  it  the  field  of  his  principal  en- 
deavors. With  the  exception  of  about  ten  years, 
during  which  time  he  taught  school  in  Box  Elder 
county,  and  at  the  Utah  Agricultural  College,  he  has 
been  actively  engaged  in  and  around  Smithfield. 

About  ten  years  ago  Mr.  Smith  launched  his 
present  produce  business.  Since  then  he  has  or- 


ganized the  Cache  Valley  Seed  Company,  which 
makes  a specialty  of  handling  ail  kinds  of  field  seeds. 

On  his  River  View  Dairy  Farm,  composed  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  located  two  and  one- 
half  miles  west  of  town,  he  has  twenty-four  thor- 
oughbred Holstein  cows.  On  twenty  acres  of  it  he 
has  made  a specialty  of  growing  potatoes,  which 
have  averaged  over  five  hundred  bushels  per  acre. 

The  accompanying  illustrations  show  himself, 
his  home  and  one  of  his  principal  businesses. 

You  would  have  to  visit  Smithfield  in  order  to 
understand  the  justifiable  pride  this  gentleman  and 
his  associates  take  in  that  thriving  little  city. 


W.  H.  Smith  Produce  Co. 


Smithfield 

Union 

Hall 


This  beautiful  building,  recently  built  at  a cost 
of  $26,000,  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Cen- 
ter street,  where  all  interurban  cars  stop.  The 
ground  floor  is  occupied  by  the  Smithfield  postoffice, 
a cozy  little  confectioner}'  store  and  beautiful  thea- 
ter, which  has  a seating  capacity  of  six  hundred.  It 
has  a well  equipped  stage,  large  enough  to  accom- 
modate any  of  the  modern  attractions.  Excepting 
the  nights  occupied  by  theatrical  attractions,  an  ex- 
cellent motion  picture  program  is  offered. 


In  the  basement  will  be  found  an  up-to-date 
pool  hall,  a first  class  barber  shop  and  a neat  restau- 
rant. The  second  floor  contains  six  large  lodge 
rooms,  all  occupied.  On  the  top  floor  will- be  found 
a fine  dance  hall,  forty-eight  feet  wide  and  one  hun- 
dred feet  long,  where  the  younger  set  gather  not  less 
than  once  each  week. 

The  building  is  under  the  management  of  Mr. 
J W.  Kirkbride,  an  active  and  energetic  young 
business  man  of  Smithfield  who  is  very  much  inter- 
ested in  its  development. 


The  High  Patent  and  Straight  Grade  Flour 
ground  by  the  Farmers’  Union  Mills  of  Smithfield 
are  known  and  sold  extensively  throughout  the  west, 
particularly  in  Utah,  Wyoming,  Nevada  and  Cali- 
fornia. Both  brands  are  of  the  highest  qulaity,  the 
latter  having  been  awarded  first  prize  by  the  Utah 
State  Fair  Association. 

It  is  a well  equipped  water  power  mill,  located 
just  on  the  edge  of  Smithfield,  with  a granding  ca- 
pacity of  one  hundred  barrels  of  flour  per  day.  It 
has  a storage  room  sufficiently  large  for  storing 
thirty  thousand  bushels  of  grain.  Should  the  farmer 
have  occasion  to  store  his  grain  there,  it  is  weighed 
when  received  and  again  when  he  calls  for  it.  If 


Farmers 

Union 

Mills 

there  happens  to  be  any  shrinkage  the  mill  makes 
good  the  deficiency. 

Since  its  establishment,  which  was  in  1889,  it 
has  been  the  favorite  mill  of  that  section  for  the 
grain  growers,  many  of  whom  are  its  stockholders. 

The  officers  and  directors  of  the  concern  are  as 
follows:  Mr.  George  Cloe,  president;  Mr.  Rolen 
Perks,  vice  president;  Mr.  Isaac  Jorgensen,  secre- 
tary and  treasurer  ; Mr.  R.  Jorgensen  and  Mr.  George 
L,.  Farrel. 

The  management  is  entrusted  with  Mr.  Isaac 
Jorgensen,  an  energetic,  progressive  Smithfield  ad- 
herent. 


Lewiston 

Mercantile 

Company 


The  Lewiston  Mercantile  Company  is  the  prin- 
cipal mercantile  institution  in  the  town  of  Lewiston, 
a very  prosperous  farming  community,  located  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  county,  just  a few  miles  from 
the  Idaho  line. 

Practically  everything  for  the  household  is  car- 
ried in  stock,  which  include  a nice  line  of  dry  goods, 
notions,  men’s  furnishings,  shoes,  novelties,  crock- 
ery, groceries,  fresh  meats,  hardware  and  kitchen 
utensils. 


In  connection  with  the  general  mercantile  busi- 
ness, the  company  conducts  a very  well  equipped 
lumber  yard  and  carries  a general  line  of  building 
material,  builders’  hardware,  laths  and  shingles. 

Mr.  M.  J.  Swinyard  is  general  manager,  secre- 
tary and  treasurer  of  the  concern.  He  was  connected 
with  the  establishment  for  several  years,  when  it 
was  operated  under  the  name  of  the  Hayball  Mer- 
cantile Company.  He  was  instrumental  in  organiz- 
ing' the  present  concern,  which  bought  out  the  Hay- 
ball  interest  in  1907. 


HYRUM  is  one  of  the  oldest  towns  in  Cache 
County,  having  been  settled  a short  time 
after  Wellsville,  the  valley’s  first  settle- 
ment. It  is  located  about  seven  miles  south  of 
Logan  on  the  lines  of  the  Ogden,  Logan  and 
Tdaho  Electric  Railway  and  the  Oregon  Short 
Line  Railroad.  It  has  a population  of  about 
1,800-  It  is  one  of  the  county’s  principal  agri- 
cultural communities  and  the  gateway  to  the 
Paradise  district,  a prosperous  cattle  and  sheep 
section. 

The  mercantile  houses  carry  a large  and 
well  assorted  stock  of  standard  quality.  The 
citizens  have  recently  finished  an  elaborate  build- 
ing that  is  given  over  entirely  to  dancing.  It 
occupies  one  of  the  most  prominent  corners  and 
would  be  a credit  to  any  large  city. 

The  town  owns  its  own  light  plant,  which 
furnishes  light  to  the  residents  at  a very  low 
rate.  The  school  system  is  of  the  very  best. 
Two  sectarian  denominations  of  the  Christian 
faith  are  represented;  the  Latter  Day  Saints  and 
the  Presbyterian. 


Allen 

Brothers 


The  Allen  Brothers  Mercantile  Company  of  Hy- 
rum  is  a well  stocked  establishment  located  at  the 
corner  of  Main  and  First  East  streets,  in  their  own 
two-storv  building,  of  about  twenty-five  hundred 
feet  of  iloor  space. 

It  is  one  of  the  pioneer  stores  of  that  city,  hav- 
ing been  opened  in  October,  1881,  bv  Jos.  S.  Allen 
and  Simeon  F.  Allen.  At  the  end  of  the  first  year 
in  business  the  concern  had  a stock  valued  at  about 
thirteen  hundred  dollars.  Today  the  line  carried  by 


this  house  would  easily  invoice  fifteen  thousand  dol- 
lars. They  carry  a most  complete  stock  of  groceries, 
shoes,  dry  goods,  notions,  men’s  furnishings,  crock- 
ery and  kitchen  ware.  In  the  warehouse  is  to  be 
found  a line  of  modern  farming  machinery,  buggies 
and  plows. 

Mr.  Z.  W.  Israelson  and  Mr.  A.  A.  Allen  are  the 
managers  and  proprietors.  Both  of  these  gentlemen 
are  old  residents  of  Hyrum  and  very  ardent  advo- 
cates for  anything  that  is  in  the  interest  of  that  little 
city. 


Home 

Mercantile 

Company 


The  Home  Mercantile  Company  is  owned  and 
conducted  by  three  of  Hyrum’s  most  progressive 
young  business  men.  They  are  Mr.  H.  W.  Oakes, 
president ; Mr.  Chris  Taylor,  vice  president  and  man- 
ager; Mr.  John  W.  Jensen,  secretary. 

The  establishment  is  located  in  one  of  the  most 
prominent  business  corners  of  Hyrum,  in  its  own 
large  two-story  building  of  3,000  feet  floor  space. 
The  stock  and  appointments  indicate  live, 
energetic  management.  It  enjoys  one  of  the  largest 


businesses  of  that  section  of  the  valley.  A most 
complete  line  of  high  grade  groceries,  dry  goods,  no- 
tions, men’s  furnishings,  shoes,  clothing,  and  every- 
thing so  essential  to  the  general  mercantile  line  is 
always  in  stock. 

The  owners  of  this  enterprising  establishment 
are  wide-awake  business  men,  who  have  the  interests 
of  Cache  Valley  at  heart,  as  is  amply  exemplified  by 
the  liberal  patronage  of  any  measure  advanced  for 
the  community’s  interest. 


Press  of  J.  P.  Smith  & Son 
Logan,  Utah 


